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Software Development

SQL Server Consulting

A database has grown without a plan: queries are slow, changes are risky and nobody is sure the backups would restore.

The approach

How we work on it

  1. Review schema, keys, constraints, indexes and the slowest queries.
  2. Fix problems with scripted, repeatable changes that can be rolled back.
  3. Verify that backups can actually be restored.
  4. Document the schema so the next change is safer.

What you receive

Typical deliverables

  • Schema and performance findings
  • Idempotent change scripts
  • Backup and restore test result
  • Short database handbook

What we will and will not promise

We back up before any change and do not run unreviewed scripts against production data.

How an engagement runs

Discover, propose, deliver, support

The same four stages apply to every Incipit practice, so you always know what has been agreed and what happens next.

  1. 01

    Discover

    We learn the business need, the people who will use the result and the constraints, before any solution is proposed.

  2. 02

    Propose

    Scope, milestones, responsibilities and ownership are agreed in a written proposal.

  3. 03

    Deliver

    Work is built in milestones. You review working builds and approve each stage before the next begins.

  4. 04

    Support

    Handover of code and documentation as agreed, with maintenance and support available afterwards.

Technology

What we build with

  • ASP.NET MVC
  • C#
  • Entity Framework
  • SQL Server
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Android (Kotlin)
  • Bootstrap

Questions

Before you enquire

Yes. The same review applies, with attention to service tier and connection settings.

Usually, after we look at the query plan and the data volume behind it.

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