Database Tuning and Optimization
Information flows from front-end applications and external sources into databases that are used to power the primary revenue streams for a company. This data is one of the most important
assets an orgnization can have.
This data is also incredibly useful in the decision-making process; better information leads to better decisions.
Real-time access to data is often a must, and depending on the amount of data and associated performance requirements, this can present significant challenges for a business.
When a database cannot support the needs of reliant applications and end users, it creates a very expensive bottleneck.
Hardware
Will I have to purchase new hardware to correct the problem? How much will it cost?
Licensing
What are the additional licensing costs if we have to create a clustered environment?
Platform
We’re currently using a 32-bit operating system. Will we have to migrate everything to a 64-bit environment to correct the problem?
Version
Will I have to upgrade to a newer version of SQL Server to fix the problem?
Integrity
Regardless of performance, what is the best way to make my data redundant?
Approaching the Problem
There are steps that can be taken that do not require buying new hardware or software. Net Fusion has a great deal of experience tuning databases in online transaction processing (OLTP)
environments.
Through the use of tracing tools, dynamic management views and functions, evaluations of execution plans, and several other processes, we can identify the queries that are contributing to
excessive load and correct the issues. In almost every case, we are able to provide quantifiable results that clearly illustrate performance gains in CPU usage, disk I/O, memory usage,
and bandwidth consumption.
The cost of upgrading hardware or software can be avoided completely in most cases, often saving tens of thousands of dollars for our clients. A more efficient environment puts less strain
on hardware and results in more productive users.
A database bottleneck can be a very intimidating issue, especially for organizations that do not have a strong DBA presence internally. The team at Net Fusion can help solve this problem
and keep environments performing at more than acceptable levels.