Evaluate technology choices beyond the feature list.

Cost, security, scalability, operational complexity, integration effort, vendor dependence, migration risk, maintainability, and team capability can all materially affect the correct choice.

Argumont develops competing technical positions and tests claims that might otherwise survive because they sound conventional or authoritative.

When benchmarks, workload characteristics, implementation constraints, or other material facts are missing, the Verdict should reflect that uncertainty rather than manufacture precision.

The Champion defends the preferred stack. The Challenger attacks operations and lock-in. The Strategist may propose stay, buy, or a thinner build. Inspector marks vendor benchmarks as marketing until reproduced. The Judge scores time to value with this team.

A proof of concept is not production. ‘Modern’ is not a criterion.

Champion and Challenger test the case, Inspector checks the evidence, and Judge records the Verdict for the Decision Owner.

Stay on the incumbent cloud, move a workload, or buy a managed service. Include who gets paged and how you would leave. Vendor benchmarks stay marketing until this team reproduces them. Architecture choices create long-lived constraints. ‘Modern’ is not a criterion. A proof of concept is not production.