Data & AI

Governed Knowledge Assistant

An assistant that answers from your approved content, with guardrails.

A retrieval-based assistant that answers questions from your approved documents, respects permissions, and is monitored and evaluated.

The problem

Staff waste time searching for policies and answers, and ad hoc AI tools raise privacy and accuracy concerns.

How this solution helps

A retrieval-based assistant that answers questions from your approved documents, respects permissions, and is monitored and evaluated.

Key features

What is included

The capabilities that make up the solution, adapted to your environment during delivery.

  • Answers grounded in your content

    Responses based on approved sources, with references.

  • Permission-aware access

    People only see what they are allowed to see.

  • Evaluation and testing

    Quality and safety checks before and after release.

  • Usage monitoring

    Visibility into questions, gaps, and feedback.

  • Human escalation paths

    Clear routes when the assistant cannot help.

Supported platforms

Built on platforms you may already use

Tools & products

  • Azure OpenAI
  • Azure AI Search
  • Microsoft Purview
  • Copilot Studio

Final tooling is confirmed after we review your environment.

Use cases

Where this solution fits

  1. Policy and HR questions

    Answer routine questions from approved documents.

  2. Internal service desks

    Reduce repetitive support queries.

  3. Knowledge reuse

    Help teams find prior work and guidance.

Implementation requirements

What it takes to get started

Scope, effort, and timeline are confirmed after a discovery conversation about your environment.

What you need in place

  • Approved, reasonably well-organized source content
  • Decisions on access, privacy, and data handling
  • Agreement on success measures

Who we work with

  • Content owners
  • Security and privacy representative
  • A pilot user group

What we deliver

  • Source assessment and preparation guidance
  • Assistant configuration and guardrails
  • Evaluation against agreed criteria
  • Pilot support and operating guidance

See Governed Knowledge Assistant in action

Request a demo and we will show how it works and how it could fit your environment.