Systems and applications
Capture the core platforms, applications, services, and technology assets involved.
Meridian
The structured starting point for architecture clarity.
Meridian helps organizations organize architecture context, surface risks, clarify decisions, and create a practical foundation for architectural assistance.
Why Meridian
Architecture assistance is most effective when the context is clear.
Meridian provides a structured way to capture the information that matters: systems, capabilities, integrations, constraints, data concerns, security considerations, architecture decisions, risks, and open questions.
Some concerns can be resolved through the clarity Meridian provides. Others may require deeper expert support from Resolving Architecture.
What Meridian organizes
A connected view of the architecture context.
Business capabilities
Connect technical architecture to the capabilities and outcomes the business depends on.
Architecture decisions
Preserve decisions with the context, rationale, trade-offs, and constraints behind them.
Integration points
Make dependencies, interfaces, data movement, and cross-system relationships easier to see.
Data concerns
Document data ownership, quality, movement, lifecycle, and reporting considerations.
Security concerns
Identify security, access, compliance, control, and risk alignment considerations early.
The outcome
Move from scattered knowledge to a clearer architecture record.
Meridian gives teams a practical way to begin without immediately committing to a large consulting engagement.
It helps clarify what is known, what is uncertain, and where deeper architecture support may provide the most value.
Start with Meridian