Architecture Review
Identify the assumptions, trade-offs and risks that matter before a platform decision or supplier handover.
Explore the reviewArchitecture / Cloud / Enterprise AI
Independent architecture advice for the decisions that shape your next platform, migration or AI initiative.
Business priorities. Technical evidence. A clearer next step.
A focused starting point
When the design looks finished but the questions remain, a scoped review helps you examine the evidence while there is still time to act.
Identify the assumptions, trade-offs and risks that matter before a platform decision or supplier handover.
Explore the reviewEstablish what needs to be true for a migration to earn business acceptance, beyond a successful deployment.
Explore the reviewMove one AI workflow towards a controlled pilot with clear data access, tool authority and evaluation.
Explore the reviewScope, deliverables and fees are agreed before each engagement.
Experience in context
Professional experience across legal services, public services and research brings a practical perspective to the architecture questions your team faces.
Legal services
Architecture work involving LLM-assisted document review and contract analysis, alongside secure e-discovery ingestion.
Architecture focus: Identity, encryption, retention and the boundary between AI assistance and authorised action.
Public services
Architecture and delivery work on a citizen recommendation engine using decoupled services and Azure-based integration and data components.
Architecture focus: Service boundaries, accessibility, security testing and the operational needs of a public-facing service.
Research & life sciences
Architecture work connecting research repositories with cloud machine learning platforms across Azure and AWS, including batch and real-time data flows.
Architecture focus: Data movement, orchestration and the handover from experimentation into repeatable ML operations.
Selected examples from Alexander Marinov’s professional experience. Illustrative workflows; no client endorsement implied.
Explore the experience ↗Free working guide / 4 pages
Nine architecture-readiness checks covering acceptance, interfaces, security, recovery, operations, cloud, AI, cost and decision ownership. Includes an action worksheet.
Download the free checklistNo registration required.
Evidence. Owner. Next action.
How we work
MGCA connects business requirements with integration, security and operations, bringing delivery experience across complex enterprise programmes.
Define the business goal, system boundary, constraints and the people who need to accept the result.
Review assumptions, credible alternatives and dependencies. Make unresolved risks visible.
Leave with prioritised recommendations, explicit trade-offs and clear actions for your team.
Your next move
Start with your business goal, the main systems involved and your expected timescale.
Please share a non-confidential summary first. Questions before you begin?