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), 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 Readiness 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 coordinated vulnerability disclosure under 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. 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 email nurture sequence over 2 weeks (covers related solutions and which Ænix platform fits your profile)
• Optional follow-up offer for discovery call

You can opt out of the nurture sequence at any time.

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