🏗️ Architecture Overview
Aevum Encyclopedia runs on a fully managed Azure-native stack designed for low-latency content delivery, massive read scalability, and secure multi-tenant data isolation. Our architecture follows the Azure Well-Architected Framework, emphasizing reliability, security, and cost optimization.
⚡ Core Azure Services
We leverage a curated set of Azure PaaS and SaaS services to maintain academic-grade performance while minimizing operational overhead.
🧠 Azure OpenAI
Fine-tuned LLMs for semantic search, citation verification, and multilingual content generation.
📊 Cosmos DB
Global-distributed NoSQL database handling 2.4M+ article entries with sub-10ms read latency.
🔍 Azure AI Search
Vector + keyword hybrid indexing enabling cross-lingual knowledge graph traversal.
📦 Azure Blob Storage
Immutable archival storage for historical revisions, media assets, and academic datasets.
🔄 Azure Functions
Event-driven serverless workers for real-time fact-checking and contributor workflow automation.
🛡️ Azure Key Vault
Centralized secret management, certificate rotation, and HSM-backed encryption keys.
📈 Performance & Scale
Our infrastructure is auto-scaled across 12 Azure regions with intelligent traffic routing and predictive caching strategies.
| Region | Service Tier | Primary Workload | Failover |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US 2 | Premium | Core API & AI Inference | West US 3 |
| West Europe | Standard | EU Reader Traffic & GDPR Data | North Europe |
| Southeast Asia | Standard | APAC CDN & Search Index | East Asia |
💻 Developer API Integration
Access the full Aevum knowledge graph via REST and GraphQL endpoints hosted on Azure API Management. All requests are routed through Azure Front Door with built-in DDoS protection and TLS 1.3 termination.
SDKs are available for Python, JavaScript, Go, and Rust. Rate limits scale linearly with tier: Free (100 req/min), Pro (5,000 req/min), Enterprise (custom, dedicated Azure instance).
🔐 Security & Compliance
Every data pipeline, model inference endpoint, and user session is secured through Azure-native controls. We maintain strict data residency boundaries for academic and institutional partnerships.
- ✓ End-to-end encryption (AES-256 at rest, TLS 1.3 in transit)
- ✓ GDPR, CCPA, FERPA, and ISO 27001 compliant
- ✓ Azure DDoS Protection Standard & Web Application Firewall
- ✓ Continuous vulnerability scanning & automated patching
For enterprise security audits, SOC 2 reports, or custom compliance workflows, contact our infrastructure team at security@aevum.ai.