ADR-006: CYC Suite Naming — CYC Assess and CYC Lens
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Status | Accepted |
| Date | March 2026 |
Decision
- CYC (CheckYourCloud) — suite and company brand
- CYC Assess — the governance assessment product (this product)
- CYC Lens — the Azure inventory and architecture diagram product (Product 2, future)
Rationale
CYC as suite brand: checkyourcloud.com domain is available. The name is plain English, immediately understood by any audience regardless of technical level, and describes what the suite does. It works as a call to action and a company name.
CYC Assess: Direct, unambiguous, easy to localize. Avoids trademarked platform names (no "Azure" in the product name). Works for both technical and non-technical buyers.
CYC Lens: Inspection and clarity positioning. Naturally pairs with CYC Assess — "Assess" evaluates configuration quality, "Lens" reveals what exists. The inventory product gives customers a complete picture of their Azure environment (resources, architecture diagrams) via the same enterprise app consent model used by CYC Assess.
Product 2 — CYC Lens (Future)
CYC Lens will collect full Azure resource inventory and generate architecture diagrams automatically via the same read-only enterprise app consent model. The shared consent model means a client can grant permissions once and access both products.
Key design consideration: the enterprise app permission set for CYC Assess should be designed with CYC Lens compatibility in mind — the Reader role at root management group scope covers both products' data collection needs.