SQL Server HealthCheck

A SQL Server healthcheck looks at all aspects of your SQL Server environment in terms of best practices in the areas of Performance, Configuration, Security, Disaster Recovery and the ability of your environment to scale to projected future loads. We provide a detailed report of our findings and suggestions for addressing any problems identified. Here are some of the many points we cover.

Performance

• Identify badly performing code and suggest ways to improve it.
• Identify hardware bottlenecks
• Identify blocking or deadlocking activities
• Identify database and/or application design issues.

Configuration

• Confirm that SQL Server is installed and configured correctly
• Confirm that hardware resources are adequate and configured correctly

Security

• Assess vulnerability to sql injection and other attacks
• Suggest security best practices in relation to your needs

Disaster Recovery

• Design bulletproof backup plan
• Suggest failover options

Scalability

• Evaluate the ability of your current system to scale to projected levels.
• Suggest options for high availability

SQL Server Performance Tuning

Don't throw money and hardware at a SQL Server performance problem before you know what's causing it. We have fixed thousands of performance problems for our clients and have learned a lot in the process. The most important thing we have learned is that to fix a problem, first you must identify it's cause.

Our method of determining the root cause of a performance problem was born out of thousands of hours of real-world SQL Server performance tuning. We can quickly analyze your system to determine the cause and the best solution for your problem.

SQL Tuning for Software Developers

You shouldn't wait until your application is complete to think about performance. You should design high performance into the application from day one. We can help with that.

If you are finding performance problems late in the development cycle or after release, we can help with that too.

SQL Consulting, Inc. has worked with many software development teams. We help them create high performance databases and write fast, scalable TSQL code. We can also teach your team those skills. Call us early or late in your development cycle.

Upscale your legacy database

Many successful companies start small - a few people with a good idea and a little start-up money. With no budget for outside expertise they design their own database. It works fine while they have few employees, customers, products and sales, but if you fast forward a few years, you may find that they are no longer a small company. They have many customers, more employees and new lines of business.

They also still have the same database, but it may not be working as well any more. Under the increased load, it may have become too slow, unstable or difficult to adapt to the changing needs of the business. It may be hard for management to get critical information when it is needed. The database could now be impeding the company's ability to grow.

If this story sounds familiar, you might want to give us a call. We are experts at re-engineering legacy database applications for scalability and performance.

For a no-cost, no obligation consultation with a Microsoft certified SQL Server consultant call 1.877.201.3428, send us email or leave us a message.

SQL Server Install\Upgrade

Why not hand off a complex SQL Server upgrade or migration to a SQL professional? If SQL Server is not a core competency in your organization, it makes sense to have an experienced SQL Server consultant help you through it.

If you are planning a new installation of SQL Server we can make sure you get started right. We can quickly create a properly configured, secure SQL Server environment for you.