Architecture Standards
Architecture Standards
The principles, governance, standards and quality controls used when designing solutions through Fulstack — so every solution is secure, scalable, maintainable, observable, extensible and cost-effective.
Core principles
The principles we apply
Business FirstSimplicityCloud NativeSecurity By DesignAPI FirstEvent DrivenReuse Before BuildAutomation FirstObservability By Default
Standards
What the standard covers
Enterprise Architecture
- Business capabilities
- Value streams
- Operating models
- Transformation roadmaps
Solution Architecture
- Applications
- Services
- Integrations
- Data flows
- Security controls
Cloud Architecture
- Cloud Platforms
- Hybrid
- Multi-cloud
Security Architecture
- Identity
- Access
- Encryption
- Threat modelling
- Compliance
Data Architecture
- Data governance
- Master data
- Metadata
- Lineage
- Analytics
- AI readiness
Required Artefacts
- Architecture Blueprint
- Context Diagram
- Integration Diagram
- Security Architecture
- Data Architecture
- ADRs
Quality gates & reviews
Controls that must pass
Architecture Review Security Review Technical Approval Risk Assessment
Evidence produced
Artefacts & evidence
Every standard produces reviewable, audit-ready evidence.
Architecture Blueprint
Reference Architecture
ADR Pack
Review Reports
Approval Records