Ready for Production?

You've explored PII detection. Now understand what changes when moving to a production deployment processing real FOI requests.

This is guidance, not implementation. Use this information to inform your FOI compliance strategy and technical planning.

What Would Change at Scale

The demo handles a few documents. Production systems need to process hundreds of FOI requests with consistent accuracy and audit trails.

Document Volume
Document volume: From 10s to 100s of FOI requests per month
Batch Processing
Batch processing: Queue management for multiple documents
Review Workflow
Review workflow: Integration with FOI case management
Audit Trail
Audit requirements: Long-term retention of redaction logs

Customization Options

The demo uses default settings. Production deployments are customized to your council's specific PII types, thresholds, and workflows.

Customization Description Effort Estimate
PII Types PII types: Enable/disable specific entity types 1-2 days
Thresholds Confidence threshold: Adjust sensitivity per document type 2-3 days
Custom Entities Custom entities: Add council-specific patterns (case refs, etc.) 1-2 weeks
Review Interface Review interface: Integrate with existing FOI workflow 2-3 weeks

Cost Projection

Costs scale with document volume. Here's a comparison between this demo and a typical production deployment.

Service Demo Costs Production Costs (500 documents/month)
Amazon Comprehend (PII) $250-500/month
AWS Lambda (Processing) $25-50/month
Amazon S3 (Storage) $10-25/month
Total No cost to your council $285-575/month (500 documents)
Note: Production costs vary based on document size and PII density.

Security Hardening Checklist

The demo prioritizes ease of exploration. Production deployments need additional security measures for handling sensitive FOI documents.

Enable S3 encryption for document storage
Implement IAM role for least-privilege access
Configure VPC endpoints for private processing
Enable CloudTrail for complete audit trail
Set retention policies for GDPR compliance

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