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<\/div><\/li><\/ul>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.0.11″][et_pb_testimonial job_title=”IT Director” company_name=”Major UK Facilities Management Business” _builder_version=”4.3.4″ author_text_align=”center” position_font=”|700|||||||” company_font=”|700|||||||” text_orientation=”center”]<\/p>\nJust wanted to say thanks for the proactive approach you have taken in delivering our database environment review.<\/p>\n
Great customer service and exactly what we need from our expert DBA partner.<\/p>\n
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Our Services<\/h3>\n
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A point-in-time review of your database deployment can be invaluable to ensure that all databases are optimised and problem areas are identified. Typically our consultants will conduct a review of the deployment over 2-3 days before delivering a detailed report with a clear plan of recommendations and areas of improvement.<\/p>\n
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- Security review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Choosing the right technology and developing a well-designed database model and architecture at the beginning of a project is key to achieving better performance, uptime, scalability, simplified queries and optimisation of the infrastructure deployment for your application.<\/p>\n
Typically delivered through on-site workshops our core modules include:<\/p>\n
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- Technology Options Review<\/li>\n
- Database\/Schema Modelling<\/li>\n
- Database Architecture<\/li>\n
- Recoverability Considerations<\/li>\n
- Platform Options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Use one of our experienced database consultants to fully implement and configure your database deployment.<\/p>\n
This service provides a vendor best practice installation that is tuned to your application and unique business requirements.<\/p>\n
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- Technical training\/hand-off<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The performance of your database directly impacts the performance of your application and user experience. Our Performance Tuning service highlights any issues in the full technology stack, ensuring the most effective use of infrastructure resources which is key to ensuring cloud costs don\u2019t spiral out of control.<\/p>\n
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- Business objectives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Migrating existing production databases to the cloud can prove incredibly problematic. Our highly-experienced consultants will plan and execute one of our proven migration methodologies ensuring consistency of data and service performance, whilst minimising downtime and risk.<\/p>\n
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- Data migration<\/li>\n
- Scaling & DevOps configuration<\/li>\n
- Security hardening and encryption<\/li>\n
- Multi-cloud disaster recovery<\/li>\n
- EC2 & Azure database specialists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Database environments are constantly evolving and there\u2019s opportunity to modernise for improved performance, scalability & cost efficiency. We’re experts in transformation strategies with typical projects including:<\/p>\n
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- MongoDB to Cosmos DB migration<\/li>\n
- Enterprise deployment of Couchbase<\/li>\n
- Modernisation of SSIS & ETL processes<\/li>\n
- Data Warehouse design & data modelling<\/li>\n
- Data Warehouse \/ Data Lake modernisation with Databricks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Frequently Asked Questions<\/h1>\n
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=”Is there a minimum commitment?” _builder_version=”3.5.1″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]We offer consulting services from just a\u00a0single day project to longer term contracts.[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Do you offer a fixed price?” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]We are happy to qualify any consulting work and agree to a contract that sets a fixed price. Typically as part of this agreement we will detail any customer dependencies as part of our offer.[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Do you work at weekends and out of hours?” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Absolutely, we appreciate that any production service impacting work is expected\u00a0to be delivered within our clients maintenance windows to minimise operational risk.[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Are your consultants SC Cleared?” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Yes, we have\u00a0SC Clearance.[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=”Do you offer discounted rates for longer term projects?” _builder_version=”3.0.47″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”]Typically we offer a scale of day rates which provide increased discounts for longer terms projects.[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.4.8″ background_color=”#ededed” saved_tabs=”all” global_module=”62027″][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,2_3″ _builder_version=”4.4.5″][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.0.11″][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/content.n4stack.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DBaaS-101-731×1024.png” title_text=”DBaaS 101″ url=”https:\/\/n4stack.io\/database-as-a-service-101\/” url_new_window=”on” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ _module_preset=”default”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_3″ _builder_version=”4.0.11″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.7″ custom_margin=”20px||||false|false”]<\/p>\n
Database as a Service 101: The Beginner’s Guide to DBaaS<\/h3>\n
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Businesses have long turned to database managed services providers (MSPs) to help them keep their databases available and performant – and that\u2019s not going to change. More recently, however, those same businesses have been looking to MSPs to help them get more functional value from their data \u2013 whether that\u2019s through moving databases from private to public cloud infrastructure, building modern data warehouses or investing in analytics.<\/p>\n
In this guide, you\u2019ll learn more about modern database management services, the benefits they can bring to your business, and the key things to consider when choosing a DBaaS provider.<\/p>\n
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