SQL Server managed services
SQL Server managed services is the ongoing administration, performance management, and support of Microsoft SQL Server environments by dedicated database experts. Solvaria provides SQL Server managed services across all versions from SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2025—on-premises, on Azure, and in hybrid configurations—delivered by senior DBAs with deep, version-specific expertise built over 25+ years of hands-on SQL Server work.
When SQL Server performance and stability are at risk
SQL Server environments that run without dedicated DBA oversight accumulate problems quietly. Index fragmentation degrades query performance gradually until reports start missing SLAs. Security configurations drift from best practice. Backup jobs fail without notification. Aging versions approach end-of-support with no upgrade path defined. These issues rarely announce themselves until a failure occurs—at which point recovery is expensive and disruptive. Proactive, expert management prevents them.
Solvaria’s approach to SQL Server management
Our senior DBAs manage SQL Server environments as if they were their own. We establish baseline performance metrics, implement monitoring that catches anomalies early, and apply tuning and maintenance practices that keep environments healthy over time. We work alongside your internal team or operate as your primary DBA resource—adapting engagement scope to your environment and staffing model.
Solvaria’s SQL Server expertise spans the full version history from SQL Server 2008 through the current release. This matters for organizations running legacy versions: we understand the constraints, risks, and upgrade pathways for every major release, and we manage end-of-support planning as a standard part of our service.
Core capabilities
Performance monitoring and query tuning
Establish continuous monitoring baselines, analyze wait statistics and execution plans, and tune queries, indexes, and configurations to sustain performance under production workloads.
Proactive maintenance
Execute index maintenance, statistics updates, integrity checks, and log management on schedules appropriate to each environment’s size and usage patterns.
Backup and recovery management
Design, implement, and validate backup strategies—including full, differential, and log backups—with regular recovery testing to ensure recoverability when it matters.
Security hardening
Audit SQL Server configurations against CIS benchmarks, remediate vulnerabilities, manage logins and permissions, and implement encryption and auditing aligned with compliance requirements.
High availability configuration
Implement and manage Always On Availability Groups, failover clustering, and log shipping to meet uptime requirements and support disaster recovery objectives.
Version upgrades and migrations
Plan and execute SQL Server version upgrades and migrations to Azure SQL or SQL on Azure VMs, with compatibility assessment, testing, and cutover support.
End-of-support planning
Assess risk exposure for SQL Server versions approaching end-of-support, define upgrade or migration paths, and execute transitions with minimal disruption.
Versions and environments we support
Our senior DBAs manage SQL Server environments across every major version, from SQL Server 2008 through SQL Server 2025, on-premises on Windows Server, on Azure Virtual Machines, and in Azure SQL Database and Managed Instance. We bring version-specific expertise that spans the platform’s full history, including deep knowledge of the upgrade and migration paths that matter for organizations running legacy versions approaching end-of-support. Every engagement is staffed by onshore, U.S.-based DBAs with 15+ years of hands-on SQL Server experience.
Related services
Azure platform support
Senior DBA-led management of SQL Server and database workloads running on Microsoft Azure.
Database security hardening
Assessment and remediation of SQL Server configurations to reduce exposure and align with CIS benchmarks and compliance frameworks.
MMT/VantagePoint point in time assessment
Rapid SQL Server health assessment to identify bottlenecks, security gaps, and maintenance risks.
MMT/365 managed database services
24×7 monitoring and proactive maintenance for SQL Server and other database platforms.
Let’s talk about your SQL Server environment
Engage our team to review your SQL Server environment and define a management approach that keeps performance, security, and availability where your business needs them.