Know what you have, who owns it, and what it costs. HelixGate replaces spreadsheets and Visio diagrams with a governed, queryable register — complete with dependency mapping, lifecycle tracking, and a full audit trail.
Each record captures identity, ownership, criticality, lifecycle status, cost data, and cross-module linkages. Fields are configurable to match your organisation's taxonomy. All values validated at entry.
Link each service to its upstream and downstream dependencies. The interactive dependency graph renders the full chain visually — making impact analysis possible in minutes, not hours.
Migrate from spreadsheets with a bulk import workflow. The field mapping wizard aligns your columns to HelixGate's schema, and a validation report flags data quality issues before import is committed.
Link services to the ADRs that govern them, the suppliers that support them, and the EA principles that apply. A verifiable chain from principle to decision to running service.
Dependencies are frequently undocumented until something breaks. HelixGate lets teams answer the questions that matter — before an incident forces them to guess.
Illustrative dependency graph — relationships rendered automatically from service data.
Not every service needs the same level of oversight. Criticality classification applies appropriate governance while maintaining a governed record for all.
Revenue-generating or operationally essential. Highest SLA requirements and approved ADRs expected for all major decisions.
Supports key business operations where a short outage is tolerable. Standard governance — linked to relevant ADRs and supplier contracts.
Everyday tools and internal services. Recorded for completeness and dependency tracing, with lighter governance overhead. Still fully audited.
Low-impact utilities with no business dependencies. Minimal governance overhead, but still tracked in the register with full audit trail.
Understand which services are affected by a proposed change, which principles apply, and who the relevant owners are. Dependency mapping surfaces the true blast radius.
Service counts by tier and lifecycle status, cost distribution, supplier concentration risk, and governance posture of critical services. Board-ready exports on demand.
SOC 2, ISO 27001, NHS DSP Toolkit, and government spend controls all require an accurate technology asset inventory. HelixGate provides that inventory in a form immediately usable as audit evidence — structured, timestamped, and owner-attributed. The immutable audit trail answers "who changed what and when" instantly.
Upstream and downstream relationships are stored as directed edges. The interactive graph renders the full dependency chain as a navigable visual, supporting multi-level traversal for impact analysis. Export in standard image formats for board presentations and architecture reviews.
Four criticality levels — Mission Critical, Important, Standard, and Non-Critical — drive governance proportionality. Mission Critical services require approved ADRs for major decisions, the highest SLA requirements, and the greatest dependency visibility. Criticality is enforced across the platform — not just labels but active governance controls.
The CSV/XLSX import wizard maps spreadsheet columns to HelixGate's schema. A validation report identifies data quality issues before import is committed. Import history is logged for audit. Full register exports as CSV or XLSX for audit submissions, procurement exercises, and board reporting. All exports timestamped and logged.
SOC 2 CC6.1 — logical access controls and asset inventory. ISO 27001 A.8.1 — inventory of assets. NHS DSP Toolkit — data and asset management. Government Spend Controls — technology portfolio visibility. GDPR Article 30 — processing activity records linked to services processing personal data.
Services are governed by architectural decisions. HelixGate's ADR module provides a seven-phase lifecycle with end-to-end traceability.
Link services to suppliers. Understand supplier concentration risk and the full commercial footprint of each relationship.
Track which services are covered by which agreements, and when renewals are due.
Import your existing service data via CSV, see dependency relationships visualised, and get board-ready exports — all in a single governed platform.