SQL Server Consulting from Senior DBAs
Slow queries killing your application. Backups that haven’t been tested. A DBA who left three months ago. A board looking for a plan.
Trusted by 100+ Teams Since 2009
Your SQL Server is Costing You Sleep, Money, or Both
Performance is degrading and nobody on your team knows why An upgrade or cloud migration keeps getting pushed because the risk feels too high You’re one ransomware event or failed restore away from a very bad week Your board expects a plan for performance, security, availability, and scalabilityStress-Free Data Stewardship
What “Solved” Looks Like
“It’s Friday at 4:55 PM. Your daily health check is all green checkmarks. Your backup job ran clean overnight, and your CFO has stopped asking why the database server costs what it does. Your team isn’t googling error messages at midnight. The database is doing what databases are supposed to do, which is nothing dramatic at all.”
Stability
Your environment runs predictably. No surprise outages. No 2 AM pages.
Speed
Queries that used to take minutes return in seconds. Users stop complaining.
Confidence
You know what’s running, why, and what to do if something breaks. Your team learns alongside us.
We Sell Green Checkmarks
Your Straight Path Forward
Whether you’re in crisis mode right now, planning for the future, or anywhere in between, we have solutions.
Health Check
If you’re experiencing SQL Server problems or simply uncertain about its integrity or resilience, our SQL Server Health Check will get you answers.
DBA as a Service
Our managed DBA as a Service gives your team proactive monitoring, monthly review, and fast access to experienced DBAs without the full-time salary.
SQL Server Upgrades
Our expertise will ensure your SQL Server Upgrade is done right the first time, with little disruption to your users.
Data Estate Audit
Our Data Estate Audit provides guidance on your data landscape so that you can invest with confidence in the platforms, tools, and strategies that drive real growth.
When to Hire a SQL Server Consultant
Take the Next Step
Three Steps to Getting Your SQL Server Back Under Control
Tell Us What’s Broken: Use the form below or call 888-775-3282. A senior consultant, not a sales rep, gets on the line with you. Free, 30 minutes, no pitch.
We Look at the Actual Data: We’ll send you a lightweight diagnostic tool. It runs in minutes, doesn’t change anything, and gives us real signal instead of guesses.
You Get a Plan: Sometimes the answer is “Here’s what to do.” Sometimes it’s “We can help. Here’s how.” Either way, you leave the call knowing more than you came in with.
Schedule a Call
Need help now? Call us: 888-775-3282
Free consultation
30-minute initial call
Our expert consultants are ready to discuss your SQL Server needs. Select a date & time from our booking calendar to schedule your initial consultation and begin your engagement.
Trusted by 100+ Teams Since 2009
Testimonials
Trusted by Teams Who Take Data Seriously
Whether it’s optimizing queries or server migrations, our clients rely on us to solve high-stakes SQL challenges.
Srey Timmer
Mathnasium
Valuable insights and reduced complexity
What I like best about working with Straight Path is their responsiveness, deep technical expertise, and how easy they are to collaborate with. They consistently provide valuable insights and make complex issues easier to manage.
Dan Spear
Vice President,
PCS
I 100% recommend
Their company culture is to work as if they are an extension of our team to our clients. They take on the responsibility of our SQL Server instances and make us look like heroes. They all take pride in doing great work and it is a joy to interact with everyone there.
Shawn Ansted
Senior Software Engineer,
S&S Activewear
A wonderful experience
The Straight Path team has excellent communication skills and proactively reaches out when there are issues. They always inform us exactly what is going on and what to expect. It is a wonderful experience in 2025, where I don’t think enough companies are as transparent as Straight Path.
John Dailey
Director Enterprise Systems,
Circle K
This is a great partnership
If you are an IT leader or tech lead, you tend to be siloed in your solution view. In this case for SQL Server, Straight Path works with many clients and sizes. They use that broad knowledge in their solution strategy with our SQL Server installations.
Frequently Asked Questions
We’re completely transparent about our pricing. Health Checks start at $997 and DBA as a Service retainers are as low as $5,000 per quarter. We also offer a Rapid Response “bucket of hours” for $2,250.
Our clients range in size from small startups to large enterprises. Our services are less about the size of your company and more about the acreage of your data estate.
You tell us what’s broken, we look at the data, then we provide a plan to address your needs and concerns.
Absolutely. If you’re experiencing a critical downtime situation, call us at 888-775-3282.
We work with either cloud or on-prem SQL Server databases.
You can purchase buckets of hours as needed. Even our DBA as a Service offering is one quarter at a time, with no long-term contract commitments.