IT Audit & Advisory for small → growing firms.
Understand the risks, gaps and unnecessary costs across your technology before you spend money fixing the wrong things.
Small Business Technology Health Check
A practical review for owner-managed firms and small and growing teams that want to know where they stand.
MFA, passwords, admin access, device protection and phishing exposure.
What happens if a laptop fails, files are deleted, email stops working or the internet goes down?
Microsoft 365, file sharing, duplicated tools, permissions and everyday friction.
Wi-Fi, networking, printers, ageing hardware and recurring technology problems.
A clear technology action plan.
The aim is not a huge technical report. It is a practical plan the business owner can actually use.
What’s working
The systems and practices already in reasonable shape.
What needs attention now
Higher-priority risks, weaknesses and continuity concerns.
What can wait
Lower-priority improvements that can be planned rather than rushed.
Recommended next steps
A prioritised roadmap with practical options and next actions.
See your risks at a glance.
A simple status summary makes it easier to see what is good, what needs review and what is urgent.
| Area | Example status |
|---|---|
| Backups | Needs attention |
| Multi-factor authentication | Good |
| Microsoft 365 permissions | Review required |
| Wi-Fi / network | Fair |
| Device security | Good |
| Disaster recovery | High priority |
| AI & data privacy | Review required |
Audit first. Improve what matters next.
The audit can stand alone. If you want help implementing the recommendations, these services remain available separately.
Micro Business IT Support
Workstations, printers, connectivity and day-to-day troubleshooting.
Ask about support →Microsoft 365 & Business Email
Setup, migration, permissions, security basics and practical administration.
Ask about Microsoft 365 →Ongoing IT Advisory
Regular reviews, planning and a trusted technical contact.
Ask about ongoing advisory →Cloud and AI when they are genuinely relevant.
Guardian Cloud and Guardian AI remain available as separate specialist services, but sit underneath the wider business advisory relationship.
Guardian AI
AI opportunity reviews, practical training and carefully scoped automation.
Explore Guardian AI →Guardian Business Care
Ongoing support and advisory after the initial review.
Request a tailored plan →Tell us about your business.
Give us a little information about your current setup and what you want reviewed. We’ll recommend the right audit level and next step.
What happens next
1. We review your enquiry
We look at your business size, current setup and main concerns.
2. We confirm the right review
Technology Health Check, Full IT Audit & Advisory Review, or a tailored scope.
3. We agree scope and price
No work starts until scope and price are clear.
4. You receive an action plan
What’s working, what needs attention, what can wait, and recommended next steps.
Tell us what ongoing support would look like for your business.
This is a tailored monthly plan. We’ll use your answers to recommend the right level of recurring advisory and support.
Designed around your business
Regular reviews
Technology health, risks, priorities and roadmap.
Trusted advice
Support with suppliers, Microsoft 365, websites, cloud, AI and wider IT decisions.
Flexible scope
Built for small → growing firms rather than a one-size-fits-all package.
Monthly pricing
Quoted after we understand your needs.
IT audits for micro and growing businesses in Swindon.
Guardian Technology provides practical technology health checks, IT audit and advisory, Microsoft 365 reviews, resilience guidance and ongoing IT support across Swindon and Wiltshire.