SQL Server consulting services

SQL Server architecture and design

This involves designing a new SQL Server database or revamping an existing one to ensure it is structured for optimal performance and scalability. Our database consultants assess your business requirements and help you create a robust data model, whether on-premises or in the cloud.

SQL Server performance tuning and optimization

This is a crucial service aimed at improving the speed and efficiency of your SQL Server database. Our SQL Server consultants analyze slow queries, inefficient configurations, and resource bottlenecks to make targeted improvements, including refining indexing strategies and optimizing server settings.

SQL Server migration and upgrades

Our SQL Server consultants help you transition your data to a new platform or upgrade to a newer version. We manage the entire process, specializing in migrations from on-premises SQL Server to Microsoft Azure, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity during the move.

SQL Server security and compliance

This service focuses on protecting sensitive data within your SQL Server environment and ensuring regulatory compliance. Pythian's SQL Server consultants conduct security audits, implement robust access controls, and recommend best practices to safeguard your databases against vulnerabilities and cyber threats.

SQL Server availability and disaster recovery

Our SQL Server consultants design and implement strategies to protect your SQL Server data from loss and ensure business continuity. This includes setting up automated backup procedures and creating recovery plans with solutions like Always On availability groups for quick and reliable data restoration.

SQL Server health checks

A proactive health check can identify and fix issues before they become critical. Our SQL Server consultants conduct a comprehensive review of your SQL Server environment, providing actionable recommendations to improve performance, security, and stability.

25+

Years of data expertise

Since 1997, we have been helping organizations solve their toughest data challenges, including designing, managing, and optimizing complex SQL Server environments.

45+

Technology specializations

Our SQL Server consultants have deep expertise across more than 45 database and cloud technologies, allowing us to provide expert guidance on how your SQL Server systems can integrate with your broader data ecosystem.

500+

Global customers

As a global SQL Server consulting service provider, we serve customers across the world—many who have been with us for decades.

Harvard Business Publishing boosts performance and saves $700K with Pythian's database expertise

Harvard Business Publishing needed to improve performance and operational efficiency for their multi-database environment, which included critical SQL Server instances. Our expert database consultants provided proactive performance tuning and strategic guidance, leading to over $700,000 in annual savings and allowing HBP's internal team to focus on innovation.

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Cost efficiency and optimized ROI

Hiring and retaining a full-time team of specialized SQL Server database administrators (DBA) can be a major expense. Our SQL Server consulting services provide access to experts on a project basis, allowing you to optimize your SQL Server licensing and reduce infrastructure costs by migrating to cost-effective Microsoft Azure platforms.

Enhanced performance and operational efficiency

A slow or inefficient SQL Server database can cripple business operations, from customer-facing applications to internal reports. Our database consultants are experts in SQL Server performance tuning, resulting in quicker query execution and faster data retrieval, which directly improves the user experience and frees up your internal IT staff to focus on more strategic initiatives.

Mitigated risk and improved security

A security breach in a critical SQL Server database can lead to severe financial and reputational damage. Our SQL Server consultants are specialists in protecting sensitive information, conducting comprehensive security audits, and creating robust high availability and disaster recovery plans using solutions like Always On availability groups to ensure business continuity.

Strategic growth and scalability

We help you future-proof your SQL Server investment. Our SQL Server consultants design scalable database architectures that can handle increasing data volumes as your business grows. We also provide expert guidance on modernizing your platform by migrating to Microsoft Azure to take advantage of new technologies like AI and machine learning.

Harvard Business Publishing Boosts Performance and Saves $700K

Harvard Business Publishing needed to improve performance and efficiency for their multi-database environment, including critical SQL Server instances. Our expert database consultants provided proactive performance tuning and strategic guidance, leading to over $700,000 in annual savings.

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How to overcome the top 10 SQL Server performance challenges

Read about the top performance challenges we see our customers face when interacting with an SQL Server environment. From difficulties with optimizing queries, to non-optimal maintenance practices—our SQL Server consultants outline the potential pitfalls and how best to avoid them.

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Getting started on the right foot with Cloud SQL for SQL Server

In this technical blog, our SQL Server consultants explain how to get started quickly and deploy a Cloud SQL for SQL Server managed instance. This resource serves as a great example of how to establish your instance, step by step, so you will be primed for success in your SQL Server environment.

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Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about SQL Server consulting services

SQL Server consulting services provide expert guidance for your entire Microsoft SQL Server environment. This includes designing new or revamping existing databases for optimal performance, tuning them for speed and efficiency, and managing complex migrations to modern platforms like Microsoft Azure.

A SQL Server consultant is a specialist who helps you maximize the value of your database investment. They analyze slow queries and resource bottlenecks to improve performance, design scalable architectures for future growth, conduct security audits to protect sensitive data, and manage the entire migration process to ensure minimal downtime.

A slow or inefficient database can cripple business operations, from customer-facing applications to internal reports. SQL Server performance tuning is crucial because it results in quicker query execution and faster data retrieval, which directly improves the user experience and frees up your internal IT staff to focus on more strategic, high-value initiatives.

We handle a SQL Server migration to Azure by managing the entire process to ensure data integrity with minimal downtime. Our database consultants start with a thorough assessment and create a detailed migration plan. We then manage the data transfer and validation, and provide post-migration support to ensure the new cloud environment is secure, cost-effective, and fully optimized for performance.

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