Why CHAOS is compliant
Compliance needs evidence. CHAOS makes decisions transparent, documents sources and rules in a traceable way, and clearly defines the guardrails for safe, auditable automation.
Audit trail
Relevant actions create entries with timestamp, action type, rule version, affected entity, and outcome. Approvals and manual overrides can also be logged—depending on your configuration.
- Traceability for internal audit and external reviewers
- Versioned rules instead of silent expert knowledge
- Exportable evidence packs for finance cycles
Decision logic & rule tests
Rules are validated against test cases (expected vs. actual). Deviations are visible before policies go live.
- Decision graph: path from input signals to decision
- Optional approvals with four-eyes principle
Data sources (read / write)
CHAOS primarily reads from Microsoft Graph and related Microsoft 365 / Entra ID signals. Writes occur only within policies you approve—see the Integrations page for details and scopes.
What CHAOS does not do
It is not legal advice, not a guarantee against Microsoft agreements, and performs no silent changes without governance. License law assessments remain with your organization and advisors.
CHAOS — compliance as control → rule → evidence.
From the field
Scenario
Compliance needs continuous evidence for access, changes, and data flows. Today, evidence packs are stitched from tickets, email, and exports—error-prone and not versioned.
Why (evidence layer)
CHAOS ties control statements to revision-safe artifacts: timestamp, data basis, rule, and rationale. “Why” is not marketing—it is the traceable chain from signal → decision → export.
Before/after in EUR per month (run-rate). Annual savings = difference × 12. Figures reflect typical mid-market profiles consolidated from completed optimisation programmes (anonymised, rounded); your organisation will differ by inventory and governance.
Total before (monthly)
€ 95,000
Total after (monthly)
€ 65,550
Savings / year
€ 353,400
Savings
31%
Run-rate cost: before vs. after
License mix by SKU (after)
Split by Microsoft 365 / online SKUs (after — readable)
Microsoft 365 E5
€ 18,354 · 28.0%
Microsoft 365 E3
€ 18,354 · 28.0%
Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (Plan 1)
€ 13,110 · 20.0%
Microsoft Purview Information Protection
€ 7,866 · 12.0%
Microsoft Entra ID P1
€ 7,866 · 12.0%
Consolidated metrics from comparable customer programmes (anonymised under GDPR, rounded). This is how finance and IT teams usually read run-rate before a live tenant connect. Your authoritative view is built in the demo with your tenant.
| Total before (monthly) | 95000 |
|---|---|
| Total after (monthly) | 65550 |
| Savings / year | 353400 |