Scoring Model

ArchTechLytics uses a TechLytics-based scoring model to evaluate the architectural integrity of your systems. This model breaks away from traditional static checklists, instead analyzing real-time cloud configurations and aligning them with your declared system intent.

🔍 What is a TechLytic?

A TechLytic is an atomic unit of architectural insight. It represents a single architectural best practice or concern, such as:

Is the VM part of an availability set?
Are all data disks encrypted?
Does backup frequency meet the system’s declared RPO?

Each TechLytic has:

TechLyticId — unique reference (e.g., reliability-vm-haszoneredundancy)
ArchitecturalPillar — mapped pillar like Reliability, Security, etc.
State — outcome of the check (Passed, Failed, PartiallyPassed, Info)
Score — actual score achieved
MaxScore — possible score
TechLyticType — determines if it affects the score (Scoring) or is advisory (Informational)
LastEvaluated — timestamp for transparency

💡 Note: Only a subset of significant resources are currently scored.
ArchTechLytics monitors many important resources for architecture awareness,
but scoring support requires detailed TechLytics to be implemented for each type.
We’re actively expanding scoring coverage, initially supporting Azure VMs.

🧠 How Scoring Works

1. TechLytic Metadata-Driven Evaluation

Every resource is evaluated based on its type and the associated TechLyticMetadata. Metadata defines:

Human-readable name and description
Scoring pillar/category
Microsoft Learn references
Architectural recommendations

Evaluations are decoupled from hardcoded logic — enabling ArchTechLytics to evolve as guidance evolves.

2. System-Level vs. Resource-Level TechLytics

Scoring happens across two dimensions:

🧱 Resource-Level TechLytics

These reflect how each cloud resource is configured — like VM backup frequency, disk encryption, or availability zones.

🌐 System-Level TechLytics

These reflect the architectural intent declared in the System Profile — such as RTO/RPO values, threat model existence, or backup vault presence.

ArchTechLytics combines both dimensions to assess the whole system.

3. Aggregation and Weighting

The scoring engine aggregates TechLytics across:

Resource Type
Category (e.g., Compute, Storage, Network)
Cloud Provider
Architectural Pillar

Each unit tracks its own scoring history for time-based analytics.

Final scoring uses a weighted aggregation:

Area	Weight
Architectural Pillars (Intent)	50%
Cloud Resources (Implementation)	50%

The result is normalized to a 0–100 score.

🏆 Transparency by Design

You can inspect every TechLytic and its outcome.
Informational TechLytics highlight things that aren’t scored (yet), but are architecturally significant.
Failed TechLytics link directly to recommendations and Microsoft guidance.
The scoring model is transparent and explainable — every score can be traced back to its underlying TechLytics.

⚙️ Adaptive Scoring

As new TechLytics are added or metadata evolves, scores automatically reflect the latest architectural standards — without any system owner needing to rewire their evaluations.

✅ Currently Scored Resource Types

The following table lists cloud resource types that ArchTechLytics actively scores today.

Cloud Provider	Product	Resource Type	Category
Azure	Virtual Machines	`Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines`	Compute

💡 We are actively expanding resource scoring coverage. Scored resources will be included here once their TechLytics are implemented.

🔭 Planned Scoring Coverage

The following resource types are significant to architectural integrity and are planned for future TechLytic scoring support.

Cloud Provider	Product	Resource Type	Category	Target ETA
Azure	Virtual Machine Scale Sets	`Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets`	Compute	CY 2025
Azure	App Service	`Microsoft.Web/sites`	Compute	CY 2025
Azure	SQL Database	`Microsoft.Sql/servers`	Data	CY 2025
Azure	Key Vault	`Microsoft.KeyVault/vaults`	Security	CY 2025
Azure	Storage Account	`Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts`	Storage	CY 2025
Azure	Cosmos DB	`Microsoft.DocumentDB/databaseAccounts`	Data	CY 2025
Azure	Kubernetes Service (AKS)	`Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters`	Compute	CY 2025
Azure	Application Gateway	`Microsoft.Network/applicationGateways`	Network	CY 2025
Azure	Virtual Network	`Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks`	Network	CY 2025
Azure	Network Security Groups (NSGs)	`Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups`	Security	CY 2025
Azure	Logic Apps	`Microsoft.Logic/workflows`	Integration	CY 2025
Azure	Log Analytics Workspace	`Microsoft.OperationalInsights/workspaces`	Management	CY 2025
Azure	Entra ID Applications	`Microsoft.Graph/applications`	Identity	CY 2025

🛠️ We are actively expanding TechLytic support across these resources based on best practices, demand, and architectural relevance.

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