For the CIO

For the CIO: understand the system and prepare its changes

You do not need to rebuild your documentation from scratch. Ekera uses the documents and sources already available to build a documented map of your information system. It identifies critical dependencies, prepares impact analyses and compares corrective measures by cost and estimated effect. You get a shared basis for your architecture, cybersecurity and investment decisions.

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What you are looking for

In a mid-sized company the CIO often does everything, sometimes alone: Ekera brings the analysis and documentation work of an architecture and security team, and the CIO keeps the decisions.

Rebuild a map from the documents and tools you already have.
Link applications to business processes and technical dependencies.
Understand the consequences of an outage and compare the possible investments.
Spend less time collecting information and putting it into shape.

What may make you hesitate

Your question	What Ekera shows
“Will it work with my tools?”	A source can be read in three ways: an uploaded file (inventory, directory or firewall export, accounting entries file), a read-only API with a dedicated account that you create, or a collector installed on your premises. A connector is tested before it reads, and the reason for a failure is stated (expired certificate, missing right). Connect a source.
“What happens to what the documents do not say, or no longer say?”	Gaps and single points of failure are flagged on the map. The agent asks your teams about what the documents cannot establish, and only about what changes the map, the risk or the decision. A source shows the date of its last read, with an alert when it is no longer up to date.
“Are the results solid enough for an investment committee?”	Facts cite the document they come from, and the figures are produced by the calculation engine, independently of the language model: same data, same result. The assumptions are displayed so you can discuss them with your teams. The indicators depend on the data available, the assumptions made and the scope analysed.
“How much work for my teams?”	The initial assessment starts from your documents and exports, with no direct access to your systems and no administrator rights. The interview takes place online, at your pace. Connections to your tools come afterwards, when you decide. How Ekera works.

What Ekera brings you

A documented mapFrom process to server: each element keeps its sources, and gaps and single points of failure are flagged.

The consequences of an outageYou query the map in plain language. Ekera shows the processes concerned, the dependencies and the financial estimate, when the data allows; otherwise it says what is missing.

Compared change scenariosThe analysis starts from what exists: possible reuse, dependencies concerned, needs that call for a new solution. Scenarios are scored and the engine costs each variant.

Deliverables filled in from the mapSolution architecture document, high-level design, committee file: Ekera fills in what the map establishes and flags what is missing; the architects in charge review and approve.

A map that follows changeEkera spots the changes that may alter earlier findings: changes in connected sources, published vulnerabilities, end of support. Its reach depends on the connectors you plug in.

Ekera automates part of the analysis and documentation without replacing the people in charge: your teams approve, and decisions stay in your hands.

Useful modules

IT mapping : understand the components of the information system and their dependencies.
Enterprise architecture : scored scenarios and deliverables filled in from the map.
Costing in euros : query the map and estimate the consequences of an outage.
Action plan : compare, for three budgets, the work that reduces the estimated risk most.
Continuous monitoring : keep the map up to date with relevant changes.
Your tools and connectors : uploaded files, read-only APIs, collector.
The workspace : ask a question, examine the sources, prepare the decision.

A worked example

Fictitious example: Ateliers Morvan

What would a 3-day ERP outage cost?

The question the CIO of Ateliers Morvan puts to the map, in plain language.

What the ERP carries	6 processes, including invoicing and shipping
Cost of a 3-day outage	€0.6M to €1.1M
Where the figures come from	Calculation: Ekera engine, assumptions displayed · ERP: GLPI inventory · revenue: 2025 accounting entries file
A point of fragility	Shipping depends on a single workstation in Nevers. Dependency: maintenance contract, p. 4; no backup: backup report of 3 October.
After the work (simulation)	Maximum outage after an attack: from 81% to 34% of critical activity. Conditional estimate.

Fictitious example: Ateliers Morvan is a fictitious company, and its figures illustrate how the engine works. The indicators depend on the data available, the assumptions made and the scope analysed. The “after the work” results assume the measures are carried out and produce the modelled effects: they are conditional estimates, not a promise of risk reduction.

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Next steps

A first 30-minute conversation defines your need, the possible scope and the information required.

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