Managed cloud operations that
pay for themselves.
We run your cloud environment 24×7 and keep optimizing it as we go. For most customers, what we save covers what we charge.
Why operations stall
Your cloud keeps changing. Operations have to keep up.
Every deployment, workload and new initiative reshapes the environment. The two usual ways of running it both fall behind, for different reasons.
Automation does the routine work, senior engineers handle what needs judgment, and optimization runs continuously as part of operations. That is why the fee is lower than a staffed MSP, and why the savings can pay for it.
Automation first
Optimization is part of the job, not a separate project.
One loop runs every day. Recommendations become results instead of backlog.
Identify
Sage, our optimization engine, continuously analyzes the environment: right-sizing, commitments, storage, idle resources and Well-Architected gaps, each quantified.
Approve
You see every opportunity with its value and risk and approve what moves. Nothing changes in your environment without your sign-off.
Execute
Guardian engineers implement in maintenance windows: right-sizing, patching, backups, security fixes. The result shows up on your AWS invoice.
Codify
Muse, our AI automation layer, turns each fix into a runbook so the next occurrence is handled automatically, and your environment gets easier to run over time.
What's included
Managed cloud services and managed cloud security, in one service.
As a managed services provider for AWS, we run your environment end to end: 24×7 monitoring and incident response, patching, backup and disaster recovery, security and continuous optimization. For most customers, the savings cover the fee.
Well-Architected operations
24×7 monitoring and incident response, automated OS and database patching, backup and disaster recovery, change management. Built on AWS Well-Architected practices.
Continuous optimization
Sage runs inside Guardian. Savings are identified, approved, executed and tracked, and on resold accounts they appear on the same AWS invoice as the fee.
Security built in
SSO with enforced MFA, GuardDuty and CrowdStrike Falcon threat detection, Inspector vulnerability scanning, AWS Shield, monthly patching. SOC 2 Type II; HIPAA- and PCI-ready configurations. A Well-Architected Review finds the gaps; Guardian closes them and keeps the guardrails in place.
Total transparency
Shared dashboards, approval gates on every change, monthly reporting and SLA credits applied automatically. You always know what we did and why.
- Compute and storage: EC2, EBS, EFS, FSx
- Load balancing, VPC and networking
- Backup, recovery and disaster recovery
- Operating systems, patching and license management
- Identity, access and security tooling
- Containers and serverless
- Managed databases
- Advanced security services: WAF, GuardDuty, Shield
- Analytics and 40+ other cloud services
- Included consulting hours cover these, project support and vulnerability remediation
Customer results
Operated since cutover, and still improving.
Every account below is referenceable. Ask us for the contact and we will arrange the call.
Airth.io
An AI analytics platform for mine operators, running data-intensive workloads on EKS, EC2 and RDS. Sage found the savings; Guardian took over operations. By month two, verified savings covered the full Guardian fee, and they have stayed there.
A large vertically integrated food producer
VMware exit and SAP upgrade in one cutover, on a written 20%+ commitment against the previous infrastructure and managed-services spend. Guardian has operated the estate since, and it has grown to include a data platform and GenAI agents.
A multi-country mining group
SAP S/4HANA moved off VMware to AWS in four weeks with zero incidents. Guardian has operated the environment since cutover.
Cognitus
Sage cut monthly AWS spend 35% in five months. On that result the customer asked skie.io to add Guardian, and the optimized environment has since grown about fourfold with no added cloud-ops headcount.
Plans
Three levels of coverage. One operating model.
Choose the control, response and resilience your workloads need. Every tier includes continuous optimization, and the savings it finds go toward the fee.
- 24×7 monitoring and alerting
- Sev1/2 incident response, 30-minute SLA
- Security management
- Automated OS and database patching
- Backups, 24-hour RPO
- Monthly operational review
- Complete infrastructure management
- Landing zone and governance
- Provisioning and changes
- Identity and access management
- Pre-production environments
- Backup restoration, 4-hour RTO
- Weekly change meeting
- 15-minute Sev1 response, priority queue
- 3-hour Sev1 resolution SLA
- 20-minute RPO, 2-hour RTO with AWS Elastic DR
- Regional disaster recovery
- Executive quarterly reviews
Start on Flex and move up when you are ready: Flex to Advanced after an environment audit, Advanced to Premium immediately. The fee is set against the savings the assessment identifies, so you see both numbers side by side before you commit. You can also buy Guardian through AWS Marketplace.
SLA guarantees
Measurable response. Predictable recovery.
| SLA guarantee | Flex | Advanced | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sev1 response | 30 min | 30 min | 15 min |
| Sev1 resolution | Not included | Not included | 3 hours |
| Backup RPO | 24 hours | 24 hours | 20 min |
| Backup RTO | Not included | 4 hrs / TB | 4 hrs / TB |
| Disaster recovery RPO | Not included | 24 hours | 20 min |
| Disaster recovery RTO | Not included | 48 hours | 2 hours |
| Availability | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.99% |
Missed guarantees are credited automatically. No claim to file.
The Guardian experience
Up and running in two weeks, then a steady rhythm.
Weeks 1-2: onboarding
Environment assessment, security audit and remediation, monitoring set up, runbooks created with Muse from how your environment actually behaves, and introductions to your named team.
Ongoing cadence
Weekly change control (one hour), monthly performance and savings review (one hour), quarterly executive session. Behind that, 24×7 monitoring and continuous optimization.
Your team
A named Cloud Architect and Technical Account Manager, the 24×7 operations team, security specialists and FinOps experts. The people who onboard you stay accountable.
Start here
See the numbers before you decide.
A free assessment with read-only access to your cloud account. Nothing changes in your environment. We show where the savings are, what Guardian would cover and what it would cost against those savings. You decide.
Get a free assessmentNo commitment. The findings are yours whether or not you choose Guardian.
- Quantified optimization opportunitiesRight-sizing, commitments, storage and idle resources, each with its monthly value
- Operations baselineWhat you run today, how it is covered, and where the gaps are
- Recommended tier and feeWhich Guardian plan fits, what it costs, and how much of it the savings cover
- Onboarding planWhat happens in the first two weeks and what we need from your team
Operate
Run your cloud with a team that keeps improving it.
Start with the assessment, see what the savings cover, and let Guardian take the pager from there.