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Managed cloud operations service for AWS environments. Skie Guardian provides 24x7 monitoring, incident response, patching, backup management, security controls, continuous cost optimization and operational automation across compute, database, networking, and storage workloads. Includes multiple service tiers and optional CloudFlex for advanced support.
Overview
skie Guardian delivers comprehensive managed services for AWS environments, combining 24x7 monitoring, proactive incident response, and expert cloud operations support from an AWS Well-Architected Partner. Our platform provides real-time visibility into your infrastructure health, automated alerting with intelligent noise reduction, and rapid remediation by certified AWS engineers. Guardian ensures your workloads maintain optimal availability and performance while freeing your internal teams to focus on strategic initiatives rather than operational firefighting. Guardian integrates natively with skie Sage, our FinOps and cost optimization platform, creating a unified approach to cloud operations where reliability and efficiency work hand-in-hand. This integration enables our operations team to implement cost optimization recommendations with full change management rigor, ensuring savings are realized without compromising availability. Customers benefit from continuous right-sizing, Reserved Instance and Savings Plan management, and waste elimination, all executed by engineers who understand both the financial and operational implications of every change. As an AWS Well-Architected Partner, Guardian goes beyond reactive support to deliver continuous improvement aligned with AWS best practices across all six pillars: Operational Excellence, Security, Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Cost Optimization, and Sustainability. Our team conducts regular Well-Architected Reviews, provides remediation roadmaps, and implements improvements through controlled change processes. Whether you're running mission-critical SAP workloads, containerized applications on EKS, or hybrid architectures, Guardian scales with your environment and delivers enterprise-grade operations with the cost discipline that Sage integration provides.
Highlights
- 24x7 Managed Operations by AWS Well-Architected Partner Round-the-clock monitoring, incident response, and expert support from certified AWS engineers who implement best practices across all six Well-Architected pillars, delivering enterprise-grade reliability without the overhead of building an internal cloud operations team
- Integrated Cost Optimization with skie Sage Guardian uniquely integrates with skie Sage, our FinOps platform, enabling operations teams to implement right-sizing, Reserved Instance management, and waste elimination with full change management rigor so you achieve cost savings without compromising availability or performance
- Proactive Optimization, Not Just Reactive Support Beyond break-fix support, Guardian delivers continuous improvement through regular Well-Architected Reviews, security posture monitoring, compliance reporting, and capacity planning, ensuring your AWS environment evolves with your business needs
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Pricing
Pricing is based on the duration and terms of your contract with the vendor, and additional usage. You pay upfront or in installments according to your contract terms with the vendor. This entitles you to a specified quantity of use for the contract duration. Usage-based pricing is in effect for overages or additional usage not covered in the contract. These charges are applied on top of the contract price. If you choose not to renew or replace your contract before the contract end date, access to your entitlements will expire.
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Dimension | Description | Cost/12 months |
|---|---|---|
Base Subscription | Base Guardian Subscription | $1.00 |
Dimension | Description | Cost/unit |
|---|---|---|
Minimum Monthly Fee Adjustment | Adjustment applied when total monthly Guardian is below the minimum contracted. | $1.00 |
Managed VM (Flex) | Hourly charge for managed virtual machines under the Flex tier. | $0.164384 |
Managed VM (Advanced) | Hourly charge for managed virtual machines under the Advanced tier. | $0.164384 |
Managed VM (Premium) | Hourly charge for managed virtual machines under the Premium tier. | $0.219178 |
Managed Database (Flex) | Hourly charge for managed databases under the Flex tier. | $0.273973 |
Managed Database (Advanced) | Hourly charge for managed databases under the Advanced tier. | $0.273973 |
Managed Database (Premium) | Hourly charge for managed databases under the Premium tier. | $0.342466 |
Operations Fee (Flex) | Operations fee equal to 12 percent of eligible AWS usage for Flex. | $0.12 |
Operations Fee (Advanced) | Operations fee equal to 12 percent of eligible AWS usage for Advanced. | $0.12 |
Operations Fee (Premium) | Operations fee equal to 15 percent of eligible AWS usage for Premium. | $0.15 |
Dimensions summary
Guardian pricing combines a base subscription with usage-based charges across three service tiers: Flex, Advanced, and Premium. You pay hourly for managed virtual machines and managed databases, with rates set per tier. An operations fee applies as a percentage of eligible AWS usage, which rises at the Premium tier. CloudFlex work bills hourly, split between business hours and after hours. You also pay per automated task executed, plus Premium disaster recovery oversight. A minimum monthly fee adjustment applies if total usage falls below your contracted minimum.
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The tiers set the rates you pay for managed virtual machines and databases. Flex and Advanced apply a 12 percent operations fee on eligible AWS usage; Premium applies 15 percent. Premium also adds disaster recovery oversight for AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery. Higher tiers expand the scope of managed services included.
You pay hourly for each managed virtual machine and managed database at your tier rate. Separately, the operations fee bills as a percentage of eligible AWS usage. Both charges apply together. The operations fee scales with your total AWS spend, while resource charges scale with the count and runtime of managed items.
If your total monthly Guardian charges fall below the minimum you contracted, this adjustment adds the difference. It ensures your bill meets the agreed minimum during lower-usage months. When your usage exceeds the contracted minimum, the adjustment does not apply.
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