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Azure SQL & Managed Instances

Expert support for Azure SQL and Azure Managed Instances

Monitoring, migration, performance tuning, security, and cost optimisation for Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, SQL VMs, and AWS RDS. From the same team that manages your on-prem SQL Servers.

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Azure SQL Migration & Support Services

Get help migrating SQL Server databases and workloads into Microsoft Azure - whether that's Azure SQL Database, Managed Instances, Elastic Pools, or SQL VMs. Our DBAs are experienced in the various techniques to transfer your databases and get your Azure infrastructure configured correctly.

Cost-effective solutions for moving your SQL Server workloads into Azure Cloud services. We ensure the optimal configuration based on your application requirements, including options for high availability, performance tuning, security, encryption and more.

  • Review of current on-premises SQL workloads to establish DTU requirements
  • Comprehensive setup of Azure SQL and elastic pool alerts
  • Assessment of database configuration cost-effectiveness
  • Ongoing Azure SQL management with optimisation reviews
  • Access to advanced features - security auditing, encryption, high availability, auto-tuning

Cloud Platforms We Support

Azure SQL Managed Instance

Azure SQL Managed Instance provides near-100% SQL Server compatibility in a fully managed PaaS environment. We provide ongoing monitoring and support including performance tuning, security configuration, backup management, high availability with auto-failover groups, and vNet integration. Ideal for lift-and-shift migrations that need SQL Agent, cross-database queries, CLR, and linked servers.

Azure SQL Database

Azure SQL Database (singleton and elastic pools) for modern cloud-native workloads. We help you choose the right service tier (DTU vs vCore), configure elastic pools for multi-tenant applications, set up geo-replication, and optimise query performance through ongoing monitoring and tuning.

SQL Server on Azure VMs

Full SQL Server compatibility on Azure Virtual Machines for workloads requiring OS-level access, custom configurations, or features not available in PaaS offerings. We handle VM sizing, premium storage configuration, Always-On AG setup, and ongoing administration.

AWS RDS for SQL Server

Amazon RDS for SQL Server - multi-AZ deployments, read replicas, automated backups, and performance monitoring. We manage AWS SQL Server workloads alongside Azure and on-premises environments.

Cloud SQL Services

Migrate faster, run smarter

Get the right solution with the right approach when migrating your SQL Server workloads to cloud platforms.

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Solution Design

Understand the differences between Azure SQL Database, Managed Instances, elastic pools, and SQL VMs. We help you choose the right architecture for your workload requirements and budget.

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Managed Instance Monitoring

Proactive monitoring of your Azure SQL Managed Instances including resource utilisation, query performance, storage growth, backup health, and auto-failover group status. We detect and resolve issues before they impact your applications.

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Cloud High Availability

Span your cloud SQL solution across regions for greater availability and resilience to outages. We design and implement multi-region architectures for mission-critical workloads.

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Migration Services

We help with ad-hoc migrations, management of larger-scale migration projects, or even frequent scripted database refreshes between environments.

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Advanced Cloud Features

Auditing, encryption, security controls, data classifications, auto-tuning and more. We help you leverage the full power of Azure SQL's advanced feature set.

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Cost Management

Ongoing reviews of SQL transaction workloads to identify cost optimisation opportunities. More efficient DTU workloads mean faster applications with increased cost efficiency.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What Azure SQL services do you support? +

We support Azure SQL Database (singleton and elastic pools), Azure SQL Managed Instances, SQL Server on Azure VMs, and AWS RDS for SQL Server. We help with migration planning, implementation, ongoing monitoring and management, performance tuning, security hardening, and cost optimisation across all these platforms.

What is Azure SQL Managed Instance and when should I use it? +

Azure SQL Managed Instance is a fully managed PaaS service that provides near-100% compatibility with on-premises SQL Server. It's ideal for lift-and-shift migrations where you need features like SQL Agent jobs, cross-database queries, CLR integration, linked servers, and Service Broker. Unlike Azure SQL Database, Managed Instance runs inside your own Azure virtual network, giving you full network isolation and private connectivity.

Can you monitor and manage our Azure SQL Managed Instances? +

Yes. We provide ongoing monitoring and support for Azure SQL Managed Instances including performance tuning (query analysis, index optimisation, resource utilisation), security management (TDE, auditing, access controls), backup verification, auto-failover group monitoring, vNet configuration, and cost optimisation. Our managed support treats your cloud SQL instances the same as on-premises - with 24/7 monitoring and SLA response times.

Can you help migrate our on-premises SQL Server to Azure? +

Yes. We assess your current on-premises workloads, recommend the right Azure service (Managed Instance, Azure SQL Database, or SQL VM), plan and execute the migration using Azure Database Migration Service or native backup/restore, configure high availability and security, and set up ongoing monitoring and alerting.

How do you help reduce Azure SQL costs? +

We conduct ongoing reviews of your SQL transaction workloads to identify cost optimisation opportunities. This includes right-sizing service tiers, reviewing reserved capacity options, consolidating workloads into elastic pools where appropriate, optimising query performance to reduce DTU/vCore consumption, and identifying idle or over-provisioned resources.

Do you support multi-cloud and hybrid environments? +

Yes. We manage SQL Server workloads across Azure, AWS, and on-premises environments. This includes hybrid configurations with Azure SQL Managed Instance connected to on-prem via Express Route or VPN, multi-subnet availability groups spanning on-prem and cloud, and scripted database refreshes between environments.

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