IT System Architecture Audit
We independently assess your architecture: where the bottlenecks are, how much technical debt has piled up, and what to fix first so the system survives growth. The audit is run by engineers from Kazakhstan’s big tech, not a consultant working from a textbook. It starts with a free 30–45 minute initial assessment.
When your business needs an architecture audit
Architecture problems show up as unexplained slowdowns, growing infrastructure bills and ever more expensive changes. Familiar signs:
- The system slows down under load and no one can pinpoint why.
- Changes keep getting pricier, and each one tends to break a neighbouring module.
- You are planning multiples of growth or a move to microservices — and are not sure the architecture will hold.
- You are heading into due diligence, a sale or an investment round — the tech will be scrutinised.
- A vendor built the system, and you need an independent view of what you actually got.
- You want the "evolve or rewrite" call made on facts, not gut feeling.
What the audit gives the business
An audit is an independent expert look at the system from the inside: code, data, infrastructure, processes. We do not sell development disguised as an audit.
It turns technical hunches into decisions: where money leaks, which risks can halt operations, and what scaling will really cost.
Clarity instead of hunches
An objective picture from an independent party: what is truly critical and what can wait.
Risk management
Points of failure and security risks — before they turn into downtime on your busiest sales day.
A basis for decisions
The substance for the "evolve or rewrite" call, the IT budget and conversations with investors.
Control over your vendor
Shows the real quality of an external team’s work — no blind trust required.
What the W-Lab audit covers
Architecture and code structure
Modules, layers, coupling and dependencies. Readability, duplication and the "areas everyone is afraid to touch".
Performance and scalability
Bottlenecks under load, heavy queries. What happens to the system when traffic grows several times over.
Fault tolerance
Single points of failure, behaviour during outages, backups and recovery.
Database and data model
Schema, indexes, integrity. The data model drives the speed and cost of future changes.
Security and access control
Authentication, permissions, secret storage, protection of sensitive data.
Infrastructure, DevOps and running costs
Deployment, monitoring, logging and the cloud bill. Quick ways to cut it often hide here.
Process, QA and technical debt
Testing, releases, coverage of critical scenarios. Technical debt goes into a prioritised list.
What you walk away with
The result is a working tool for decisions, not a "file of findings for the archive".
A prioritised findings report
Every finding in plain language: what it is, what it threatens, how urgent it is.
A roadmap
A sequence of steps with time and cost estimates. You can see what delivers the most impact.
A live walkthrough
We go through the report with your team and answer questions. The next step is clear by the end of the call.
How the audit runs: stages and timelines
A small system takes a few days, a large platform a couple of weeks. Exact scope after the initial conversation.
Free initial assessment
A 30–45 minute call: context, symptoms, goals. We tell you honestly whether a full audit is needed.
Deep dive
Access to code and metrics, team interviews, architecture and database analysis — no interference with production.
Report and readout
A prioritised report and roadmap, defended live. Clear what to do and in what order.
Why practitioners run the audit, not consultants
Any linter can produce a list of remarks. Separating cosmetics from what will bring the system down under load takes someone who has run high-load in production.
Behind our team are real peak loads, incidents, migrations and "rewrite or evolve" calls made with accountability for the business.
- We assess from the standpoint of someone who answered for uptime and money, not code aesthetics.
- We separate real risks from the "ideal world" — recommendations fit your stage of business.
- We speak both developer and owner: findings for the team, priorities for decision-makers.
- We do not inflate the scope: an honest assessment beats selling extra development.
Frequently asked questions
How is an architecture audit different from a code review?
Do you need access to the code and servers?
Can you audit a system that was built by another team?
How long does an audit take?
Do you audit legacy systems and monoliths?
Is there any point in an audit for a startup before a round?
Start with a free initial assessment
Tell us about your system — in 30–45 minutes we will unpack the symptoms and tell you honestly whether you need a full audit. No obligations.