Compliance evidence for software and SaaS companies on Azure
Answer security questionnaires with evidence, not assertions.
The regulatory driver
Software companies face compliance demand from two directions: ISO 27001 certification for enterprise deals, and processor obligations under GDPR for every customer contract.
Both are won or lost on evidence. Screenshots taken the week before an audit are not evidence.
What Equalis OpsReg shows you
- ✓90 ISO 27001 Annex A controls evaluated continuously
- ✓GDPR Article 32 processor duties evidenced per subscription
- ✓Customer security questionnaires answered from live posture
- ✓Evidence exports that survive a due-diligence review
What exposure looks like
ISO 27001 carries no statutory penalty. The cost is commercial: enterprise deals stall or move to a certified competitor while you assemble evidence.
GDPR is different. As a processor you carry direct obligations under Articles 28 and 32, with exposure to fines of up to 10 million euros or 2 percent of annual worldwide turnover, whichever is higher, and up to 20 million euros or 4 percent for the most serious infringements.
If your customers are essential or important entities under NIS2, their supply chain obligations become your evidence obligations, contractually, whether or not NIS2 names you directly.
Why generic tooling falls short here
Answering questionnaires from memory
Most teams answer security questionnaires from a spreadsheet updated at some point last year.
Readiness versus proof
Readiness platforms prepare you for an audit. This produces the evidence the audit consumes.
Cost at your stage
Enterprise cloud security platforms are priced for enterprise security teams. Two plans, 249 and 499 euros per month, are priced for a company that does not have one.