Databases

Databases > Business issues

The availability of core business systems is essential to most organisations and for many of these applications there is a strong dependency on the performance and availability of the underlying database. Specialist expertise is required to administer, capacity plan, tune and secure them.

Additionally, with so many applications required 24x7, the database has to have good performance, resilience and high availability with a backup and recovery policy that will ensure business continuity in the event of an application failure or disaster with a consistent, useable copy.

However, it can be expensive to run large teams of qualified database administrators who aren’t needed every hour of the day. For the occasions when you are undertaking a major upgrade or making a change to the application or perhaps you are upgrading the hardware and want to think through the layout of your disks, that’s when you’d like to be able to have the right person for the job and use their skills for the duration of the project.

Regular health checks are beneficial too, ensuring everything is performing as it should.

Databases > The Anix Service

Anix is able to provide experienced and accredited database administrators who will analyse, design, implement, support and manage your database environment.

We work closely with your project teams where database components form part of a larger project and contribute with the expertise you need. For some clients, this might involve an application deployment or upgrade where advice and guidance is required on the database or perhaps understanding the backup and recovery requirements to produce scripts that allow a consistent good recovery point that meets the business objectives.

The database products we work with are:

• DB2
• Microsoft SQL Server
• MySQL
• Oracle

Databases > Key benefits

• Ensure your databases are operating efficiently
• Provide the best support and performance for your business at the right cost point
• Maintain the performance of your database infrastructure
• Confirm that your database backups will deliver the appropriate recovery for your business
• Support application deployments or upgrades with a suitable database design