Establish context
Define the estate scope, critical services and the business priorities the assessment must address.
Answers: “What matters most?”Scheduled SQL Server assurance
Know where your SQL Server estate stands—and what to do next.
Guardian One turns point-in-time technical evidence into a clear view of health, risk, security, compliance and improvement priorities.
- Read-focused assessment
- Evidence-led findings
- Human-governed action
Estate assessmentPoint-in-time
92Health score
ConfigurationReviewed
BackupsAssessed
SecurityEvidence
One evidence set. Multiple expert views.
HealthConfiguration and capacity
ResilienceBackups and recovery
SecurityAccess and exposure
PerformanceWorkload evidence
GovernancePriorities and ownership
The product gap
Monitoring tells you what is happening. Guardian One helps you understand what needs attention.
Guardian One assessment
Brings configuration, backup, security, database and workload evidence into a repeatable expert review.
Answers: “Where are the risks and what should we do?”Governed improvement
Priorities become an accountable, testable improvement plan for the right teams.
Answers: “What comes next, and who owns it?”Choose the right depth
Four service levels. One shared evidence foundation.
Start with estate visibility, then add expert interpretation, control evidence and governed Quantum assistance as your needs evolve.
Foundation
Guardian One Foundation
Scheduled discovery, inventory and point-in-time health evidence with assessment history.
- Instance and database inventory
- Configuration and storage evidence
- Backup and health snapshots
Interpretation
Guardian One Advisor
Turns collected evidence into prioritised findings, risk context and practical recommendations.
- Health scoring and prioritisation
- Likely impact and supporting evidence
- Recommended next actions
Assurance
Guardian One Compliance
Applies security and compliance controls while retaining reviewable assessment evidence.
- Security baseline reviews
- Policy-oriented control evidence
- Auditable assessment outputs
Product roadmap
Guardian One Quantum
Planned model-assisted explanation, summarisation and guided remediation under human governance.
- Plain-language interpretation
- Guided remediation context
- Human approval remains required
Guardian One is a developing platform. Service availability and entitlement are confirmed as part of each engagement; Quantum capabilities are planned and are not included in the current assessment engine.
How it works
A repeatable path from evidence to action.
Guardian One separates shared collection from service-specific interpretation, making assessment outputs consistent and easier to govern.
- 01
Scope
Agree instances, business priorities, permissions, service levels and assessment cadence.
- 02
Discover
Collect bounded, point-in-time evidence from SQL Server configuration, databases, backups, security, storage and workload sources.
- 03
Assess
Evaluate evidence against defined rules, identify exceptions and calculate a transparent health view.
- 04
Explain
Present findings with impact, supporting evidence, confidence and safe recommended next steps.
- 05
Improve
Teams review, approve and implement changes through their own change-control process, then reassess.
Shared clarity
Useful to every team responsible for data services.
Each audience can focus on the evidence and actions that matter to its role without losing the shared technical context.
DBAs & platform teams
Prioritise configuration, resilience, capacity, TempDB, I/O and workload issues across the estate.
Developers
See database design, Query Store and application-facing findings in language connected to remediation.
Security & compliance
Review access, security posture and retained control evidence without relying on screenshots and spreadsheets.
IT operations
Connect server, storage, service and database evidence to operational ownership and planned work.
Risk & audit
Gain a repeatable assessment record with explicit scope, evidence windows and known limitations.
Technology leaders
Use health scores and prioritised themes to support investment, accountability and service planning.
See the output
Explore a real Guardian One assessment report.
The sample is the latest report generated from the development SQL Server environment. Use its service tabs, audience controls and evidence sections to see how technical detail becomes a navigable assessment.
92/100Sample health score
4 viewsService-level perspectives
2 audiencesDBA and developer focus
Sample data reflects a development environment and is provided for product demonstration.
Built for responsible use
Evidence first. Changes stay under your control.
- Point-in-time by designEvidence windows and limitations are made explicit.
- Read-focused collectionAssessment queries are diagnostic; remediation requires separate approval.
- No automatic changesYour teams retain ownership of testing and change control.
- Complementary toolingGuardian One works alongside monitoring and operational platforms.
Start with the questions that matter
What does your SQL Server estate need you to know?
Explore each topic on its own focused page.
Review the sample assessment