Advisory & Strategy

Identity architectures designed for production, not whiteboards.

We provide architecture advisory for Microsoft Entra ID, BeyondTrust, and Azure identity platforms. We design and review architectures that reflect the complexity of real enterprise environments.

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Scope of advisory

What we advise on

Architecture advisory across the Microsoft identity and privilege stack.

Microsoft Entra ID design

Hybrid identity, Conditional Access architecture, Privileged Identity Management, identity governance design, and multi-tenant configurations.

BeyondTrust architecture

Password Safe, EPM, and Privileged Remote Access deployment design and topology planning.

Azure landing zone identity

Management group hierarchy, RBAC design, workload identity, and managed identity patterns.

Identity federation

SAML, OIDC, and WS-Federation integration patterns for internal and external applications.

Multi-tenant architecture

B2B collaboration, Entra External ID, cross-tenant access, and partner identity patterns.

Migration architecture

Technical design for Active Directory to Entra migrations, MIM decommissions, and ADFS removal.

Hybrid identity architecture

On-premises Active Directory and Entra ID coexistence, Entra Connect topology, password hash sync, pass-through authentication, and staged cloud migration patterns.

Customer identity (CIAM)

Entra External ID architecture for customer-facing applications, self-service registration, progressive profiling, and closed community access patterns.

Engagement types

Design review or ground-up design

Two engagement models depending on where you are in the process.

Design review

Ground-up design

Timeline

1-2 weeks

4-8 weeks

Starting point

Your existing architecture or draft design

Requirements brief and business objectives

Access required

Read-only access to your environment

Requirements documentation and stakeholder workshops

Primary deliverable

Findings report with risk-ranked observations and remediation recommendations

Full architecture specification with design rationale

Best for

Validating an existing design or getting a second opinion

New platforms, major migrations, or greenfield deployments

Our approach

What sets our architecture work apart

Architecture advisory grounded in delivery experience, not academic frameworks.

Production-tested patterns

We do not design in theory. Every architecture recommendation comes from patterns we have deployed in live environments across government, financial services, and enterprise.

Vendor-aware, not vendor-locked

We assess architectures objectively. If a different platform or approach is the right answer, we say so. Our recommendations follow the requirements, not a sales target.

Complete documentation

Written architecture artefacts that your team can execute against, not slide decks that collect dust. Every decision is documented with its rationale and trade-offs.

Industry Research

30+

combined years of architecture experience across Microsoft identity, BeyondTrust, and enterprise security platforms

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Deliverables

From architecture to delivery.

Every engagement produces written architecture artefacts that you own completely. Design documents, configuration standards, and implementation guides your team can execute against independently. We document every decision with its rationale and trade-offs so nothing is left to interpretation.

When you are ready to move from design to delivery, our engineering team builds what we architect. The same people who understand the design decisions are available to implement them in your environment. Explore our engineering services

Discuss your architecture

Engineers collaborating on identity architecture

Written architecture design document
Design rationale and trade-off analysis (why we recommended this, what we considered and rejected)
Phased implementation recommendations
Configuration reference guides and standards
Risk register for identified architecture risks
Alignment mapping to NIST, Essential 8, ISM, and SOCI frameworks

FAQ

Common questions

For a design review, yes. Read-only access helps us understand the actual configuration rather than working from documentation alone. For a ground-up design, we work from a requirements brief and your existing documentation.

Yes. All deliverables are transferred to you fully. We retain no rights to the documentation.

Yes. We regularly provide second-opinion reviews for architectures developed by other consultants or vendors.

Our architects hold Microsoft Azure and Security certifications (AZ-500, SC-300, SC-400) and BeyondTrust product certifications.

Yes, where appropriate. We have established architecture patterns, templates, and reference designs. We do not like to reinvent the wheel and our pricing reflects that. If we have a proven starting point that fits your requirements, we will use it.

Get your architecture right the first time

A clear architecture saves months of rework. Talk to us about yours.

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