Resources

Free downloadable assets — checklists, decision guides, TCO worksheets, maturity assessments. The same frameworks Ænix uses during paid engagements, available free for your team’s self-assessment.

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Compliance checklists

• DORA Compliance Cloud Architecture Checklist — 35-point PDF checklist across six sections, covering the ICT risk-management framework (DORA Articles 5-16), incident classification and reporting (17-19, major-incident reporting under Article 19), resilience testing and TLPT (24-27), and ICT third-party risk, exit strategies and key contractual provisions (28-30). For CISOs and cloud architects in financial services and ICT third-party providers. Pairs with: Private Cloud Platform / DORA solution.
• NIS2 Compliance Cloud Architecture Checklist — 35-point PDF checklist across five sections, covering the Article 21(2)(a)-(j) risk-management measures, Article 23 reporting timelines, business continuity and vulnerability management (including a published vulnerability disclosure process, see Article 12), supply chain and cryptography, and access control and audit. For essential and important entities. Pairs with: Private Cloud Platform / NIS2 solution.

Migration & cost worksheets

• VMware Migration Assessment Checklist — 25-point PDF checklist for organizations evaluating VMware exit. Covers inventory, dependencies, network/storage redesign, multi-tenancy, AI/GPU, sovereignty, operational readiness, cost trajectory. Pairs with: VMware migration hub / VMware alternative.
• Cloud Repatriation TCO Worksheet — nine-page PDF worksheet plus an editable CSV that opens in Excel or Google Sheets. Models hidden costs (egress, RI underutilisation, observability vendor egress, hyperscaler-managed-service premium) plus realistic destination costs over a five-year horizon. Outputs a board-grade recommendation. Pairs with: Cloud repatriation solution / Cloud cost optimization solution.
• VMware cost calculator — interactive on-page calculator (no download, no email). Enter cores, cost per core and migration cost; get annual saving, three-year net and payback. For a five-year model see the VMware vs Cozystack TCO calculator. Pairs with: VMware alternative / VMware migration hub.

Decision guides + maturity models

• Sovereign AI Architecture Decision Guide — 10-page PDF with a master decision tree. 7 decisions, 4 reference architectures, GPU sizing tables. Pairs with: AI Platform / Sovereign AI solution.
• Platform Engineering Maturity Assessment — 9-page PDF with an 8-dimension × 5-stage rubric and scoring sheet. Scores your platform engineering practice and points to the priority investment. Pairs with: the developer self-service layer of Private Cloud Platform / Internal developer platform service.

How to use these resources

1. Find the relevant resource for your situation (regulatory / migration / cost / AI / IDP)
2. Download — email-gated; one-time email opt-in for delivery
3. Walk through with your team — typically 1-3 hours per resource
4. Identify gaps — convert findings into a backlog
5. Optional next step: discovery call or Platform Readiness Assessment to convert findings into a paid engagement

The resources stand alone — no Ænix engagement required. They’re useful even if you decide not to engage with us.

What you get after download

• The PDF (and, for the TCO worksheet, an editable CSV) itself
• Email with download link (delivered immediately)
• Optional 3-5 follow-up emails over 2 weeks (related solutions and which Ænix platform fits your profile)
• Optional follow-up offer for discovery call

You can opt out of the follow-up emails at any time.

See also: Solutions → for trigger-led entry; Services → for engagement-led entry.