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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 blog, we will explore the basics of database as a service (DBaaS) and how it can benefit your business.<\/p>\n
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In simple terms, DBaaS is a managed database service that provides you with a team of experienced Database Administrators (DBAs) and next-generation tools for day-to-day database performance optimisation. Key tasks handled by a DBA include database design, ensuring database availability, performance tuning, security and backups.<\/p>\n
DBaaS providers may also offer consultancy services for point-in-time projects, and support with modernisation and transformation programmes.<\/p>\n
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Businesses of all shapes and sizes \u2013 from start-ups with critical requirements around database performance and availability to multinational organisations with the same kind of demands, but more established processes and greater internal resource. The right MSP will tailor their service model to the needs of your business, providing you with services based on the technologies you\u2019re using, the resource you have in-house, and peaks and troughs in project demands.<\/p>\n
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DBaaS allows you to take advantage of database solutions, without having to manage and maintain the underlying technologies. The benefits of DBaaS can be broadly divided into three categories:<\/p>\n
An MSP can deliver database management services at a fraction of the cost it would take you to achieve the same thing in-house, consolidated into a flexible monthly payment. How do they achieve this? Economies of scale \u2013 and of course, having your own DBA team is notoriously expensive. An experienced DBA can cost over \u00a370k pa, once you factor in base salary and additional operational costs.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re operating on a 24×7 basis, you\u2019ll need a minimum of three DBAs to cover operational requirements. Add to this the cost of recruiting and retaining sought-after DBAs, and you\u2019re looking at significant costs. The investment might not even pay off. If your databases have been implemented properly and are regularly performance tuned, database management will take up approximately 30% of your DBAs\u2019 time.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re using a blend of database technologies within your business, you\u2019ll need a DBA team with the skillsets to manage these different technologies. Again, pulling together an internal DBA team with depth and breadth of technical expertise can be difficult and expensive.<\/p>\n
MSPs typically offer a DBA team that covers various database technologies, meaning you\u2019ll have access to the right expertise to keep your databases running optimally. Your MSP may also offer a broader portfolio of solutions beyond database management, with access to experts on everything from infrastructure to applications.<\/p>\n
Another advantage of using an MSP is it can ramp resource up and down according to your peaks and troughs of activity. If, for example, you\u2019re going through a major upgrade programme or need to add in some high availability services, you needn\u2019t put pressure on your internal team, but can instead dip into your MSP\u2019s resource as and when you need to.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll also free up your IT team to focus on business-generative projects, rather than having them tied up with the more mundane, operational support delivery. This is far more satisfying for your internal team, meaning work ethic and productivity are high.<\/p>\n
An experienced MSP will have the ability to take a step back and review how systems and processes can be improved to prevent issues, rather than fix them. With an internal support team, it\u2019s all too easy to get bogged down in operational support issues and miss opportunities to modernise and improve the performance of critical database environments.<\/p>\n
It can be particularly beneficial to work with an MSP with cloud transformation experience, who can advise on the optimal approach to running databases in on-premises, hybrid and pure cloud environments. An MSP with more rounded ICT expertise could, for example, help you with rationalising and consolidating systems, as well as plucking systems out and moving them to a public cloud platform, where you can start enjoying the flexibility and financial benefits of cloud services.<\/p>\n
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