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PostgreSQL consulting services

Maximize the performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of your open-source databases with our PostgreSQL consulting services. Our database consultants help you design, build, and manage high-performing PostgreSQL environments, whether on-premises or in the cloud, to meet your most demanding business needs.

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What's included in Pythian's PostgreSQL consulting services?

End-to-end expertise for your PostgreSQL environment

Our PostgreSQL consulting services expertly oversee every phase of your open-source database journey. Whether it's crafting the initial architecture, fine-tuning performance, handling intricate migrations, or providing continuous managed support, our certified specialists guarantee that your PostgreSQL databases remain robust, secure, and dependable.

PostgreSQL architecture and design

Creating a new PostgreSQL database or enhancing an existing one is key to achieving peak performance and scalability. Our database consultants evaluate your business needs to craft a strong data model that fully harnesses the capabilities of PostgreSQL.

PostgreSQL performance tuning and optimization

Enhance your PostgreSQL database's speed and efficiency with this essential service. Our PostgreSQL consultants dive deep into analyzing sluggish queries, suboptimal configurations, and resource constraints, making precise enhancements to boost your system's overall performance.

PostgreSQL migration and upgrades

Our PostgreSQL consultants specialize in helping you transition your data from other systems, such as commercial databases, to the cost-effective and powerful PostgreSQL platform, ensuring minimal downtime and data integrity during the move.

PostgreSQL availability and disaster recovery

Our team of database experts crafts and executes tailored strategies to safeguard your PostgreSQL data against loss, guaranteeing uninterrupted business operations. We establish automated backup systems and devise comprehensive recovery plans, utilizing both native and third-party solutions for swift and dependable data restoration.

FYI Docs boosts PostgreSQL performance and slashes cloud spend

As their company grew, FYI Docs' PostgreSQL database on AWS Aurora couldn't keep up, causing slowdowns and outages that impacted customers. Our database consultants conducted a health check to identify the root cause and implemented data table partitioning, a solution that restored stable performance, cut cloud spend, and helped their team focus on developing their core product.

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“Pythian was invaluable in resolving our database performance challenges. It came at the right time with the right experience for the project, allowing our team to focus on innovation and platform development. Collaborating with Pythian supports FYI Docs’ ability to scale our infrastructure over the next five years.”

Alan McLeod

Chief Technology Officer, FYI Docs

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Drive results with Pythian's PostgreSQL consultants

Our PostgreSQL consulting goes beyond mere upkeep; it’s about laying the groundwork for your company’s enduring success. We prioritize delivering real business results that lower expenses, boost efficiency, minimize risk, and strategically prepare your PostgreSQL setup for future expansion and cutting-edge advancements.

Cost efficiency and optimized ROI

Harness the benefits of open-source to cut down on licensing expenses. Our expert database consultants will streamline your PostgreSQL setup, eliminating the necessity for costly hardware or excessive cloud allocations, thus greatly reducing your overall ownership costs.

Enhanced performance and operational efficiency

An underperforming database can severely hinder your business's efficiency. Our team specializes in optimizing PostgreSQL for peak performance, ensuring your queries run swiftly and your data is accessed more rapidly. This enhancement not only elevates the user experience but also allows your IT team to dedicate their efforts to strategic projects.

Mitigated risk and improved security

Data is a prized asset, and any security breach can cause significant harm. Our expert consultants excel in safeguarding sensitive information within PostgreSQL by performing thorough security audits and devising comprehensive disaster recovery plans, ensuring your business can swiftly and dependably recover its data.

Strategic growth and scalability

We empower you to safeguard your open-source investment for the future. Our expert database consultants craft robust PostgreSQL frameworks designed to effortlessly manage expanding data loads as your business evolves. Additionally, we offer strategic advice on upgrading your platform to harness cutting-edge technologies such as AI and machine learning.

FYI Docs boosts PostgreSQL performance, slashing spend

As their company grew, FYI Docs' PostgreSQL database on AWS Aurora couldn't keep up, causing slowdowns and outages that impacted customers. Our database consultants implemented a solution that restored stable performance and cut cloud spend.

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The 12 key steps to effectively enable auditing in PostgreSQL

Authored by our expert PostgreSQL consultants, this article delves into the intricate world of database auditing, offering a comprehensive guide that unfolds the twelve key steps to effectively enable auditing in PostgreSQL.

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Monitoring transaction logs and WAL files in PostgreSQL

An important part of PostgreSQL monitoring is looking at how many transaction logs or WAL (Write Ahead Log) files that are produced. WALs are produced as a part of the Multi-Version Concurrency Control that PostgreSQL uses. Read the article to learn more.

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Frequently asked questions (FAQ) about PostgreSQL consulting services

PostgreSQL consulting is a specialized service that helps you maximize the performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness of your open-source databases. It involves designing new or revamping existing databases for optimal performance, tuning them for speed, and managing complex migrations to ensure your most critical data is secure and highly available.

PostgreSQL consultants are experts who help you solve your toughest open-source database challenges. Our database consultants perform tasks like conducting comprehensive database health checks to identify root causes of performance issues, implementing solutions like data table partitioning, and optimizing cloud instances to reduce costs and improve stability, as we did for our customer FYI Docs.

You should hire a PostgreSQL database consulting firm to get expert guidance on migrating to and managing a modern, open-source platform. PostgreSQL consultants can help you reduce expensive licensing costs by transitioning from commercial databases, and design scalable architectures that can handle increasing data volumes as your business grows, setting you up for long-term success.

PostgreSQL consulting can solve complex performance issues that impact your business. For our customer FYI Docs, whose PostgreSQL database on AWS Aurora was experiencing slowdowns and crashes, our database consultants performed a health check that pinpointed the root cause in heavy indexing and unoptimized processes. By implementing fixes like table partitioning, we restored stable performance and delivered a 152% boost in their dashboard load speed.