/* ITMagix — Technology Advisory / Scaling Technology */
:root { --ta-accent:#185fa5; --ta-accent-2:#4a98d8; --ta-soft:#edf5fb; --ta-navy:#0A3161; --ta-red:#B31942; --ta-ink:#17202a; --ta-body:#5e6c78; --ta-line:#dfe6ec; }
.ta-advisory-page .section-title { font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3.2vw,3.1rem); line-height:1.04; }
.ta-section { padding:68px 0; }
.ta-section + .ta-section { border-top:1px solid #edf0f2; }
.ta-heading-row { display:grid; grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(300px,.55fr); gap:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,3.5rem); align-items:end; margin-bottom:2.1rem; }
.ta-heading-row h2,.ta-family-head h2,.ta-related-services-head h2 { margin:0; color:var(--ta-ink); font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3vw,3rem); line-height:1.04; font-weight:790; letter-spacing:-.045em; }
.ta-heading-row > p,.ta-family-head > p,.ta-related-services-head > p { margin:0; color:#687783; font-size:.96rem; line-height:1.7; }

/* HERO */
.ta-hero { position:relative; overflow:hidden; color:#fff; padding:52px 0 58px; background:#102a43; }
.ta-hero-image,.ta-hero-shade { position:absolute; inset:0; }
.ta-hero-image { background-image:url('https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1460925895917-afdab827c52f?auto=format&fit=crop&w=1900&q=84'); background-size:cover; background-position:center; transform:scale(1.02); }
.ta-hero-shade { background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(6,20,34,.92) 0%,rgba(8,33,56,.86) 48%,rgba(8,31,52,.66) 100%); }
.ta-hero-inner { position:relative; z-index:1; }
.ta-breadcrumb { margin-bottom:1.55rem; }
.ta-hero-layout { display:grid; grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.08fr) minmax(320px,.72fr); gap:clamp(1.6rem,4vw,3.7rem); align-items:center; }
.ta-hero-copy h1 { max-width:760px; margin:0; color:#fff; font-size:clamp(2.65rem,4.25vw,4.35rem); line-height:.98; font-weight:790; letter-spacing:-.055em; text-wrap:balance; }
.ta-hero-copy > p { max-width:760px; margin:1.15rem 0 0; color:#d3dee7; font-size:1.02rem; line-height:1.68; }
.ta-hero-actions { display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; align-items:center; gap:.85rem 1rem; margin-top:1.55rem; }
.ta-hero-secondary { display:inline-flex; align-items:center; gap:.42rem; color:#eef5fb; font-size:.83rem; font-weight:750; text-decoration:none; border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.4); padding-bottom:.15rem; }
.ta-hero-panel { padding:1.45rem 1.4rem; border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16); border-left:3px solid var(--ta-accent-2); border-radius:18px; background:rgba(10,30,49,.58); box-shadow:0 18px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.16); backdrop-filter:blur(8px); }
.ta-hero-panel-kicker { display:block; margin-bottom:.55rem; color:#a8d4f5; font-size:.6rem; font-weight:850; letter-spacing:.15em; }
.ta-hero-panel h2 { margin:0; color:#fff; font-size:1.45rem; line-height:1.18; }
.ta-hero-panel p { margin:.65rem 0 0; color:#cad8e3; font-size:.84rem; line-height:1.62; }
.ta-hero-tags { display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap; gap:.42rem; margin-top:1rem; }
.ta-hero-tags span { padding:.34rem .52rem; border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12); border-radius:999px; color:#ecf3f8; background:rgba(255,255,255,.05); font-size:.62rem; font-weight:720; }

/* ADVISORY FAMILY NAVIGATION */
.ta-family-section { padding:58px 0; background:#f6f8fa; border-top:1px solid #e5eaee; }
.ta-family-head { display:grid; grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(300px,.55fr); gap:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,3.5rem); align-items:end; margin-bottom:1.8rem; }
.ta-family-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); gap:.72rem; }
.ta-family-card { display:grid; grid-template-columns:58px minmax(0,1fr) auto; gap:.85rem; align-items:center; min-height:78px; padding:.62rem .8rem .62rem .62rem; color:inherit; text-decoration:none; background:#fff; border:1px solid #dfe6eb; border-radius:13px; transition:background .18s ease,border-color .18s ease,transform .18s ease,box-shadow .18s ease; }
.ta-family-card:hover,.ta-family-card:focus { color:inherit; background:#eef3f6; border-color:#c8d5df; transform:translateY(-2px); box-shadow:0 10px 26px rgba(20,40,60,.07); }
.ta-family-card img { width:58px; height:58px; object-fit:cover; border-radius:9px; }
.ta-family-card span:not(.ta-family-current) { min-width:0; }
.ta-family-card strong { display:block; color:#23313e; font-size:.9rem; line-height:1.25; }
.ta-family-card small { display:block; margin-top:.2rem; color:#7a8791; font-size:.68rem; }
.ta-family-card > i { color:var(--ta-accent); font-size:.8rem; }
.ta-family-card.is-current { border-color:color-mix(in srgb,var(--ta-accent) 35%,#dfe6eb); background:var(--ta-soft); }
.ta-family-current { color:var(--ta-accent); font-size:.6rem; font-weight:850; letter-spacing:.1em; text-transform:uppercase; }

/* RELATED SERVICES */
.ta-related-services { padding:58px 0 54px; background:#fff; }
.ta-related-services-head { display:grid; grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) minmax(300px,.55fr); gap:clamp(1.5rem,4vw,3.5rem); align-items:end; margin-bottom:1.8rem; }
.ta-service-grid { display:grid; grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr)); gap:.85rem; }
.ta-service-card { display:flex; flex-direction:column; min-height:205px; padding:1.15rem; color:inherit; text-decoration:none; border:1px solid #e0e6eb; border-radius:14px; background:linear-gradient(180deg,#fff,#fbfcfd); transition:transform .18s ease,border-color .18s ease,box-shadow .18s ease; }
.ta-service-card:hover,.ta-service-card:focus { color:inherit; transform:translateY(-3px); border-color:#cad6df; box-shadow:0 14px 34px rgba(20,40,60,.08); }
.ta-service-kicker { display:inline-flex; align-self:flex-start; margin-bottom:1rem; color:var(--ta-accent); font-size:.58rem; font-weight:850; letter-spacing:.14em; text-transform:uppercase; }
.ta-service-card h3 { margin:0 0 .5rem; color:#202d39; font-size:1rem; line-height:1.3; }
.ta-service-card p { margin:0; color:#6d7b87; font-size:.79rem; line-height:1.57; }
.ta-service-link { margin-top:auto; padding-top:.9rem; color:var(--ta-accent); font-size:.75rem; font-weight:800; }

.inner-final-cta { padding-top:54px; }

@media(max-width:991.98px) {
 .ta-section { padding:56px 0; }
 .ta-hero { padding:44px 0 48px; }
 .ta-hero-layout,.ta-heading-row,.ta-family-head,.ta-related-services-head { grid-template-columns:1fr; }
 .ta-hero-copy h1 { max-width:760px; font-size:clamp(2.35rem,7vw,3.55rem); }
 .ta-hero-panel { max-width:720px; }
 .ta-service-grid { grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr)); }
}
@media(max-width:767.98px) {
 .ta-section { padding:46px 0; }
 .ta-hero { padding:36px 0 40px; }
 .ta-breadcrumb { margin-bottom:1.2rem; }
 .ta-hero-copy h1 { font-size:clamp(2.05rem,9vw,2.8rem); line-height:1.02; letter-spacing:-.045em; }
 .ta-hero-copy > p { font-size:.95rem; line-height:1.62; }
 .ta-heading-row h2,.ta-family-head h2,.ta-related-services-head h2 { font-size:clamp(1.7rem,7vw,2.2rem); line-height:1.08; }
 .ta-family-section,.ta-related-services { padding:46px 0; }
 .ta-family-grid,.ta-service-grid { grid-template-columns:1fr; }
 .ta-family-card { grid-template-columns:54px minmax(0,1fr) auto; min-height:72px; }
 .ta-family-card img { width:54px; height:54px; }
 .ta-service-card { min-height:0; }
 .inner-final-cta { padding-top:44px; }
}
@media(max-width:575.98px) {
 .ta-hero-panel { padding:1.15rem; }
 .ta-hero-panel h2 { font-size:1.25rem; }
 .ta-family-card { grid-template-columns:50px minmax(0,1fr) 18px; padding:.55rem; gap:.68rem; }
 .ta-family-card img { width:50px; height:50px; }
 .ta-family-card strong { font-size:.83rem; }
 .ta-family-current { font-size:.52rem; }
}

.scale-pressure-section{background:#f7f9fb}.scale-pressure-head{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.95fr 1.05fr;gap:2rem;align-items:end}.scale-pressure-head h2{margin:0;font-size:clamp(2rem,3.2vw,3.2rem);line-height:1.04}.scale-pressure-lead{max-width:860px;margin:1.2rem 0 2rem;color:#60717e;line-height:1.72}.scale-pressure-matrix{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:1px;border:1px solid #dfe6ed;border-radius:16px;overflow:hidden;background:#dfe6ed}.scale-pressure-matrix article{min-height:150px;padding:1rem;background:#fff}.scale-pressure-matrix span{color:var(--ta-accent);font-size:.6rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.13em}.scale-pressure-matrix strong{display:block;margin:1.5rem 0 0;color:#283642;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.4}.scale-architecture-section{background:#fff}.scale-architecture-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.05fr .95fr;gap:2.4rem;align-items:stretch}.scale-architecture-visual{overflow:hidden;border-radius:18px}.scale-architecture-visual img{width:100%;height:100%;min-height:390px;object-fit:cover}.scale-architecture-copy{padding:1rem 0}.scale-architecture-copy h2{margin:0 0 1.3rem;font-size:clamp(2rem,3vw,3rem);line-height:1.04}.scale-priority-stack{display:grid;gap:.65rem}.scale-priority-stack div{display:grid;grid-template-columns:42px 1fr;gap:.8rem;padding:.85rem;border-bottom:1px solid #e5ebef}.scale-priority-stack b{color:var(--ta-accent);font-size:.65rem}.scale-priority-stack p{margin:0;color:#697783;font-size:.83rem;line-height:1.55}.scale-priority-stack strong{color:#293642}.scale-capacity-section{background:var(--ta-soft)}.scale-capacity-flow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr auto 1fr;align-items:center;gap:.8rem}.scale-capacity-flow>div{min-height:150px;padding:1.1rem;border-radius:14px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d7e5f0}.scale-capacity-flow small{color:var(--ta-accent);font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.13em}.scale-capacity-flow strong{display:block;margin:1rem 0 .45rem;color:#243545}.scale-capacity-flow span{color:#6c7d89;font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.5}.scale-capacity-flow>i{color:var(--ta-accent)}.scale-guardrail-section{background:#fff}.scale-guardrail-shell{display:grid;grid-template-columns:.72fr 1.28fr;gap:2rem;align-items:stretch}.scale-guardrail-quote{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;padding:1.7rem;border-radius:18px;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#0A3161,#254f79)}.scale-guardrail-quote span{font-size:.6rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#9fcdf3}.scale-guardrail-quote blockquote{margin:1rem 0 0;color:#fff;font-size:1.55rem;line-height:1.3;font-weight:700}.scale-guardrail-notes{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:.7rem}.scale-guardrail-notes article{padding:1.15rem;border:1px solid #e0e7ec;border-radius:14px;background:#fbfcfd}.scale-guardrail-notes h3{font-size:.95rem}.scale-guardrail-notes p{color:#6d7b86;font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.55}@media(max-width:991.98px){.scale-pressure-head,.scale-architecture-grid,.scale-guardrail-shell{grid-template-columns:1fr}.scale-pressure-matrix{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.scale-guardrail-notes{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.scale-capacity-flow{grid-template-columns:1fr}.scale-capacity-flow>i{transform:rotate(90deg);justify-self:center}}@media(max-width:767.98px){.scale-pressure-matrix,.scale-guardrail-notes{grid-template-columns:1fr}.scale-architecture-visual img{min-height:270px}.scale-guardrail-quote blockquote{font-size:1.25rem}}


/* scaling technology redesign v2 */

.scale-hero-layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.02fr) minmax(360px,.88fr);align-items:stretch}
.scale-hero-copy h1{display:grid;gap:.15em;max-width:760px}
.scale-hero-copy h1 span{display:block;color:#fff;font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4vw,4.1rem);line-height:.92;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-.055em}
.scale-hero-copy h1 em{display:block;font-style:normal;color:#9fd0ff;font-size:clamp(1.85rem,3vw,2.9rem);line-height:.98;font-weight:760;letter-spacing:-.03em}
.scale-hero-points{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:.75rem;margin-top:1.25rem;max-width:760px}
.scale-hero-points div{display:flex;gap:.55rem;align-items:flex-start;padding:.8rem .85rem;border-radius:12px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.055);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
.scale-hero-points i{color:#9fd0ff;margin-top:.12rem}.scale-hero-points span{color:#deebf6;font-size:.78rem;line-height:1.5}
.scale-hero-panel{padding:0;overflow:hidden;border-left:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16)}
.scale-hero-media{position:relative}.scale-hero-media img{width:100%;height:215px;object-fit:cover;display:block}
.scale-hero-badge{position:absolute;left:1rem;bottom:1rem;padding:.42rem .7rem;border-radius:999px;background:rgba(10,30,49,.82);color:#fff;font-size:.62rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}
.scale-hero-body{padding:1.15rem 1.2rem 1.2rem}.scale-hero-topline{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem}.scale-hero-topline strong{color:#fff;font-size:1.2rem;line-height:1.2}
.scale-hero-body p{margin:.75rem 0 0;color:#cad8e3;font-size:.84rem;line-height:1.62}
.scale-hero-mini-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:.7rem;margin-top:1rem}.scale-hero-mini-grid article{padding:.75rem;border-radius:12px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.05);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12)}
.scale-hero-mini-grid b{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:28px;height:28px;border-radius:9px;background:rgba(138,198,255,.14);color:#fff;font-size:.72rem}.scale-hero-mini-grid span{display:block;margin-top:.6rem;color:#fff;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700}.scale-hero-mini-grid small{display:block;margin-top:.24rem;color:#c4d1db;font-size:.7rem;line-height:1.45}

.scale-pressure-section{background:#f6f9fc}.scale-pressure-shell{padding:clamp(1.2rem,2vw,1.7rem);border:1px solid #dce6ef;border-radius:22px;background:#fff;box-shadow:0 14px 40px rgba(28,53,78,.05)}
.scale-pressure-head{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.96fr) minmax(0,1.04fr);gap:2.2rem;align-items:end}.scale-pressure-head h2{margin:0;font-size:clamp(2rem,3.2vw,3.1rem);line-height:1.03}.scale-pressure-lead{margin:0;color:#60717e;line-height:1.72;max-width:640px}
.scale-pressure-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:.9rem;margin-top:1.7rem}.scale-pressure-grid article{display:flex;flex-direction:column;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #e1e8ef;border-radius:18px;background:#fbfcfd;transition:transform .18s ease,box-shadow .18s ease,border-color .18s ease}.scale-pressure-grid article:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);box-shadow:0 14px 32px rgba(22,46,69,.08);border-color:#d0dce7}
.scale-pressure-grid img{width:100%;height:158px;object-fit:cover;display:block}.scale-pressure-grid div{padding:1rem .95rem 1.05rem}.scale-pressure-grid span{display:block;color:var(--ta-accent);font-size:.6rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase}.scale-pressure-grid strong{display:block;margin-top:.7rem;color:#283642;font-size:.93rem;line-height:1.42}

.scale-capacity-section{background:var(--ta-soft)}.scale-capacity-flow{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr auto 1fr;align-items:stretch;gap:.9rem}.scale-capacity-flow>div{display:flex;flex-direction:column;min-height:100%;padding:0 0 1rem;border-radius:16px;background:#fff;border:1px solid #d7e5f0;overflow:hidden;box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(12,51,93,.05)}.scale-capacity-flow>div img{width:100%;height:170px;object-fit:cover;display:block;margin-bottom:.95rem}.scale-capacity-flow>div small,.scale-capacity-flow>div strong,.scale-capacity-flow>div span{padding:0 1rem}.scale-capacity-flow small{color:var(--ta-accent);font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.13em}.scale-capacity-flow strong{display:block;margin:.55rem 0 .45rem;color:#243545;font-size:1rem}.scale-capacity-flow span{color:#6c7d89;font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.55}.scale-capacity-flow>i{color:var(--ta-accent);align-self:center}

@media(max-width:991.98px){.scale-hero-layout,.scale-pressure-head,.scale-architecture-grid,.scale-guardrail-shell{grid-template-columns:1fr}.scale-pressure-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.scale-guardrail-notes{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.scale-capacity-flow{grid-template-columns:1fr}.scale-capacity-flow>i{transform:rotate(90deg);justify-self:center}.scale-hero-points,.scale-hero-mini-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
@media(max-width:767.98px){.scale-pressure-grid,.scale-guardrail-notes,.scale-hero-points,.scale-hero-mini-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.scale-pressure-head h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,7vw,2.35rem)}.scale-hero-copy h1 span{font-size:clamp(2.05rem,8.7vw,2.9rem)}.scale-hero-copy h1 em{font-size:clamp(1.45rem,6vw,2rem)}.scale-hero-media img{height:190px}.scale-capacity-flow>div img{height:200px}.scale-pressure-grid img{height:180px}}


/* hero-only refresh v2.1 */
.scale-hero-panel-alt{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;padding:1.05rem;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(9,31,49,.8),rgba(12,34,52,.9));border:1px solid rgba(159,208,255,.18);border-left:1px solid rgba(159,208,255,.18)}
.scale-board-header{display:flex;align-items:flex-start;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;padding:.2rem .1rem 0}.scale-board-header strong{display:block;color:#fff;font-size:1.25rem;line-height:1.2;margin-top:.2rem}.scale-board-header p{margin:0;max-width:280px;color:#cad8e3;font-size:.8rem;line-height:1.6}
.scale-board-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.18fr .82fr;grid-template-areas:"main note1" "main note2" "strip strip";gap:.85rem;align-items:stretch}.scale-board-photo{grid-area:main;position:relative;min-height:100%;overflow:hidden;border-radius:18px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09);background:rgba(255,255,255,.04)}.scale-board-photo img{width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;object-fit:cover;display:block}.scale-board-photo figcaption{position:absolute;left:1rem;bottom:1rem;padding:.42rem .75rem;border-radius:999px;background:rgba(8,26,43,.84);color:#fff;font-size:.62rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}
.scale-board-note{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;padding:1rem 1rem 1.05rem;border-radius:16px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.055);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.1)}.scale-board-note:nth-of-type(1){grid-area:note1}.scale-board-note:nth-of-type(2){grid-area:note2}.scale-board-note span{display:block;color:#9fd0ff;font-size:.62rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}.scale-board-note strong{display:block;margin-top:.6rem;color:#fff;font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.45}.scale-board-note-accent{background:linear-gradient(135deg,rgba(22,86,150,.3),rgba(255,255,255,.06));border-color:rgba(110,186,255,.26)}
.scale-board-strip{grid-area:strip;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));gap:.65rem}.scale-board-strip span{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:.55rem;padding:.72rem .82rem;border-radius:12px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.045);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.09);color:#e8f2fa;font-size:.75rem;font-weight:700}.scale-board-strip b{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;width:26px;height:26px;border-radius:8px;background:rgba(159,208,255,.16);color:#fff;font-size:.68rem}
@media(max-width:1199.98px){.scale-board-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.scale-board-photo img{min-height:270px}.scale-board-header{flex-direction:column}.scale-board-header p{max-width:none}}
@media(max-width:991.98px){.scale-board-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;grid-template-areas:"main" "note1" "note2" "strip"}.scale-board-photo img{min-height:250px}.scale-board-strip{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}}
@media(max-width:767.98px){.scale-hero-panel-alt{padding:.95rem}.scale-board-strip{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.scale-board-note strong{font-size:.9rem}.scale-board-photo img{min-height:220px}}