The Four Tiers
| Tier | Score | What You Catch | What Can Still Surprise You |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monitored | 10-29 | Schema changes that break pipelines | Data going stale, values going wrong, volume drops |
| Protected | 30-49 | Pipeline failures, data disappearing, schema breaks | Subtle quality issues, slow degradation |
| Verified | 50-69 | All of the above, plus stale data and value corruption | Edge cases in complex transformations |
| Intelligent | 70+ | All of the above, plus AI-powered anomaly detection and proactive alerts | Very little. You have full coverage across all six monitoring features. |
What Goes Into Each Tier
Monitored (entry level, any plan)
- Schema drift monitoring enabled on the asset
- At least one alert destination configured (Slack, email, webhook)
- Discovery has been run (you know what tables you have)
Protected (standard monitoring)
- Everything in Monitored
- Row count metrics on important tables (detects data loss, duplicates, empty loads)
- Alert rules routing anomalies to your team
Verified (strong monitoring)
- Everything in Protected
- Freshness monitoring on actively-updated tables (auto-learn mode)
- Validity rules on critical columns (null checks, format validation, range bounds)
- AI knowledge base generated for the asset
Intelligent (best-in-class)
- Everything in Verified
- All coverage features above 70%
- Alert routing verified (rules have destinations)
- Daily briefing active
Where You See Your Tier
- Asset cards in the asset list (small badge with tier name)
- Asset detail page header (full badge with score and breakdown)
- Daily briefing header per asset
- Homepage dashboard (lowest-tier asset highlighted for attention)
- Agent conversations (“BalloonBazaar is at Verified tier, score 58”)
Best Practices
- Aim for Verified on production assets that feed dashboards and reports
- Protected is a solid baseline for all actively-used databases
- Monitored is appropriate for staging environments and development databases
- Review coverage quarterly as your data landscape changes
How to Reach Each Tier
Step-by-step guide for upgrading your coverage tier.
Coverage Score Explained
How the score is calculated and how to improve it.
