Solutions · 02
Database Administration
We run your SQL Server and PostgreSQL estate to a documented standard, predictably, from day-to-day operations to long-term capacity and version planning.
01Problems we solve
What organisations most often face in this area.
- P.01
Every server is configured differently
Estates built by different people over time: inconsistent settings, undocumented exceptions.
- P.02
Maintenance plans are out of date
Index and statistics maintenance is not tuned to data growth; maintenance windows collide with workload.
- P.03
Backups without a strategy
Backups run, but their fit with recovery targets and their restorability are not verified.
- P.04
Growth comes as a surprise
Disk, log and tempdb growth are not tracked as trends, so capacity decisions are made in emergencies.
02Standard configuration
Every server is measured against the same standard.
Each instance is compared with the configuration standard agreed for your organisation. Deviations become visible, are prioritised and are fixed under change control.
Illustrative example — not real client data
| SQL-PROD-01 | SQL-PROD-02 | SQL-REPORT-01 | PG-PROD-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory limit | Meets standard | Meets standard | Deviation | Meets standard |
| Parallelism settings | Meets standard | Deviation | Deviation | Meets standard |
| tempdb / WAL placement | Meets standard | Meets standard | Needs review | Meets standard |
| Backup chain | Meets standard | Meets standard | Meets standard | Needs review |
| Index and statistics maintenance | Deviation | Meets standard | Meets standard | Meets standard |
| Consistency checks | Meets standard | Needs review | Meets standard | Meets standard |
| Version and patch level | Meets standard | Meets standard | Deviation | Deviation |
- Meets standard
- Deviation
- Needs review
03Our approach
How we work.
01
Inventory and assessment
Instances, databases, jobs and configuration are inventoried and assessed against best practice.
02
Standard configuration
A configuration standard is set for the organisation; deviations are prioritised and fixed under change control.
03
Maintenance and backup design
Maintenance plans and backup strategy are redesigned around workload and recovery targets.
04
Ongoing management
Capacity trends, version and patch status are tracked regularly; findings are reported.
04Technical scope
Engineering depth.
Installation and configuration
- Instance and database configuration
- Memory, parallelism and tempdb settings
- File and disk layout
- Service accounts and connectivity
Maintenance and backup
- Index and statistics maintenance
- Consistency checks
- Full, differential and log backup strategy
- Recovery scenarios
Planning
- Capacity and growth analysis
- Version and patch planning
- Licence and resource usage review
- Environment documentation
05Value to the organisation
What changes for management.
Predictability
Capacity and maintenance decisions are planned, not made in emergencies.
Consistency
Every environment is run to the same standard; exceptions are documented.
Auditability
Every change is recorded and reversible.
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Let's review your environment together.
Let's clarify the current state with a discovery call or a health assessment and set priorities together.