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Database health check
A structured review of configuration, performance, availability, backups and security — scored by area, with every finding ranked by severity.
Health checks, tuning & architecture
Expert eyes
on your databases.
Senior DBAs who run production databases around the clock review yours — and tell you plainly what's slowing you down, what's putting you at risk and what you're overpaying for.
Database health report
Production · 12 instances
74/100
- Performance62
- Availability88
- Security54
- Backup & recovery91
- Configuration70
- Licensing76
2 critical5 high11 medium
Something's not right.
But what?
Slow queries, frustrated users
Reports time out and screens freeze at peak hours — and adding hardware hasn't helped.
Outages nobody can explain
Incidents get fixed, then come back, because the root cause was never found.
Licence bills keep growing
SQL Server and Oracle costs rise every year, but nobody is sure what's really needed.
Risks you can't see
Untested backups, broad permissions and unpatched servers stay hidden — until an audit or an outage finds them.
Advice you can act on.
Not a 100-page PDF.
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Performance tuning
We find the queries, indexes, waits and settings behind the slowdown, fix the biggest ones first and measure before and after.
03
Architecture & HA/DR design
High availability and disaster recovery designed around your real recovery targets (RPO and RTO) — not vendor defaults.
04
Licence optimisation
We map what you run against what you pay for, and find savings in editions, core counts, consolidation and cloud licensing.
05
Security audit & hardening
Permissions, encryption, auditing and patch levels reviewed against best practice, with a clear plan to close the gaps.
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Cloud readiness & cost
Which workloads can move, to which service and at what cost — based on real usage data from your servers.
The platforms we run every day
We advise on the same SQL Server, PostgreSQL and Oracle platforms we operate for our managed-service clients — so our recommendations come from production experience, not just documentation.
Start small.
Scale with confidence.
01 · Assess1–2 weeks
Health check
A focused review of your most critical databases, ending in a scored report and a walkthrough with your team.
What you get
- Executive summary and scorecard across six areas
- Findings ranked by severity, each with a fix
- Phased roadmap (30 days, 6 months, beyond) and walkthrough
02 · Improve2–4 weeks
Remediation sprint
We fix the highest-impact findings with your team — tuning, configuration, security and backup changes, tested and documented.
What you get
- Implemented fixes with before/after measurements
- Updated configuration and runbooks
- Knowledge transfer to your DBAs
03 · SupportMonthly
Expert on call
A block of senior DBA hours each month for reviews, design questions and escalations — without hiring.
What you get
- A named senior DBA for your team
- Monthly hours you can use flexibly
- Quarterly health review
Advice from people who run databases 24/7
Our consultants are the same DBAs who keep our clients' production estates running. That's why our recommendations are practical — and why we know which ones really matter.
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10Countries
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Frequently asked questions
What access do you need?
Usually read-only access and a few hours with your DBA or system owner. Our checks are scripted and read-only, and we never change production during an assessment without your approval.
Will the health check affect production?
Not noticeably. Our checks read system views and statistics, and we schedule them at quiet times where needed.
What do we get at the end?
An executive summary for management, a scored report per area, every finding ranked by severity with a recommended fix and effort estimate, a phased roadmap — and a session where we walk your team through it.
How is a health check different from monitoring?
A health check is a deep, point-in-time review of how your databases are built and run. Monitoring watches them continuously and reacts to incidents. Many clients start with a health check, then keep things healthy with our 24/7 monitoring.
Can you really reduce our licence costs?
Often, yes — through the right editions, fewer cores, consolidation or cloud licensing benefits. We show you the numbers before you change anything.
Can you fix what you find?
Yes — and there's no obligation to buy anything else. Many clients follow the health check with a remediation sprint, some fix things themselves, and others hand ongoing care to our 24/7 managed DBA service.
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