ENTRY FLOOR · V9 · ALL TIERS
Day 1 Playbook
Every platform has an entry floor. Here's how you walk in — to any of them. Enterprise, cloud, sovereign, or legacy. No sorry on day 1.
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16entry patterns
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9GOATs
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WHO OWNS WHICH ENTRY
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C-Suite Entry Lens
CEO
What does entry cost? What does it unlock? Entry floor = the business case moment.
CFO
Day 1 spend estimate per tier. Enterprise entry is expensive. Sovereign entry is $0 + time.
CTO
Architecture decision: which tier is the ceiling? Pick the right one before day 1.
CISO
Day 1 security posture. Sovereign tier has the best security story. Legacy has the worst.
CPO
Platform entry = product capability unlock. Cloud tier enables scale. Sovereign enables freedom.
CHRO
Team skills per tier. Enterprise needs VMware/SAP admins. Sovereign needs k8s + GitOps.