Xtivia Offers Microsoft SQL Server Support

We support the following Microsoft SQL Server versions and platforms. We will work with any supported versions of the operating system that are appropriate for the version.

Versions

• SQL Server 2000 32-bit
• SQL Server 2000 64-bit
• SQL Server 2005 32-bit
• SQL Server 2005 64-bit
• SQL Server 2008 32-bit
• SQL Server 2008 64-bit

High Availability and Disaster Recovery

SQL Server Active and Passive Clustering

Do you need to protect against hardware failures disrupting your business? Consider using SQL Server on Microsoft Cluster Services. With a cluster, if there is a failure, the system automatically fails over to a secondary server. The servers share disk resources so we recommend a SAN or RAID array with a high level of hardware redundancy. We can help you choose the right type of Cluster as well as recommend storage solutions. We’ll help you from the design phase through installation and provide ongoing support to maintain performance and uptime.

SQL Server Database Mirroring

Database mirroring is another way to protect your data and provide high levels of uptime. Database mirroring is available on SQL 2005 and SQL 2008. There are multiple types of database mirroring some of which are available only on SQL Server Enterprise edition. We can help you choose and implement the right type of mirroring based on your business needs, version, and hardware capabilities.

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SQL Server Replication

SQL Server Replication is a good option for setting up a reporting database, a test database or even a High Availability fail-over database. Replication works well in situations where there is a good connection between servers and is a good option for moving data from different versions of SQL Server. We can help you gather requirements, implement and manage your replication solution.

Log Shipping

Log shipping is a valuable strategy for High availability and disaster recovery in situations where a moderate amount of time to recovery is acceptable, a small amount of data loss is not critical and the locations and versions of SQL Server make database mirroring or clustering impractical. We can assist you with all aspects of Log Shipping.

SQL Server Performance Tuning

SQL Server performance can degrade for many reasons including increased data sizes new applications, hardware failures and a host of other problems. We have the experience and training to diagnose and fix your performance problems.

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SQL Server hardware and configuration problems

Is your Memory configured correctly? Is your database configured to get the maximum performance from your CPU and disk system? We have extensive experience in finding and removing performance bottlenecks. We have helped many clients with the following questions:

• Do I have enough memory?
• Is my CPU fast enough and do I have as many as I need?
• Why is my disk so busy and what can I do about it?
• I have good hardware so why is my system so slow?

SQL Server Query Tuning

Are your queries performing as well as they should? We can help you design and optimize queries and stored procedures. In addition we help find the answers to these questions:

• Why does this query that used to run quickly now takes forever?
• Why am I seeing so much blocking?
• What’s causing this error?
• Should I rebuild my indexes?
• Should I update statistics?

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Patches and Service Packs

Applying patches and service packs can be confusing. We have the expertise to help you determine the appropriate patches and service packs and install them with minimal  disruption. Once a service pack is installed, we can help you to take advantage of new features.

Health Checks

Do you wonder if your SQL Server is performing at its best? Let our experienced DBA’s perform an in-depth analysis of your system including configuration, performance, availability and security. The Health Check includes an easy-to-understand report that  includes an overview of your system and offers suggestions for improvements.

Upgrades and Migrations

Upgrading your SQLSERVER instance from 2000 to 2005 or 2008? Regardless of the version, migrating to a new version of SQL Server takes planning and experience. We have that experience and can help you set up a test environment to test your application against the new version. We can also help you decide if this is the right time to move from a 32-bit version of SQL Server to a more scalable 64-bit version. We’ll show you the advantages of 64-bit system including its ability to handle a growing database.

Perhaps you are ready to move from MS Access or moving from another database to SQL Server. We can help you with that, too. We have experience moving databases from many other platforms and databases to SQL Server.

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Security

The safety and security of your data is vital. We can conduct a security audit tailored to your needs. We will help you determine vulnerabilities and suggest the appropriate patches and procedures to improve your security.

Backup and Recovery

Does your backup strategy match your business needs? Are you backing up frequently enough to prevent a large data loss? We can help you design a backup and recovery strategy to protect your data and provides recovery with minimum downtime. 

SQL Server Development

Do your developers need help writing efficient SQL?  We’ve worked with many development teams as developers, DBAs and architect.  We can help with SQL writing and tuning, reviews of data models, performance and general best practices. 

We can also help with the following issues:

• Do you need to create a test environment with sensitive data removed?  We can help to design a process to safely alter sensitive data.
• Do you need assistance rolling out changes from development and staging to your production database?  We can help by designing procedures or by suggesting state-of-the-art tools and training you to use them.
• Do you need help debugging DTS or SSIS packages?  We can help with troubleshooting and implementation.

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