SQL Server DBA as a Service

We Are Data Advocates

Cloud or local. Light touch or turnkey. Specialists or generalists. Regardless of where your data lives or your service requirements, we are your data advocates, freeing you up to spend your time on your business.

First-Class Remote SQL Server Experts: There When You Need Us for Remote SQL Server DBA Services

Mentoring

24/7 Coverage

Rapid Response Times

Expand Your Team

DBA as a Service Plans

Micro

$5,500 / qtr

Monitoring & Health Checks

On-Call Access

10 Hours per Quarter

$275/hr Overage

Silver

$8,800 / qtr

Monitoring & Health Checks

On-Call Access

25 Hours per Quarter

$265/hr Overage

Dedicated Technical Lead

Gold

$12,500 / qtr

Monitoring & Health Checks

On-Call Access

45 Hours per Quarter

$265/hr Overage

Dedicated Technical Lead

Roll Over Up to 10 Hours

1 free call per year

Diamond

$18,000 / qtr

Monitoring & Health Checks

On-Call Access

75 Hours per Quarter

$225/hr Overage

Dedicated Technical Lead

Roll Over Up to 25 Hours

2 free calls per year

StraightPath didn’t initially sell themselves to us as an immediate response team, and they didn’t pretend to be our “own” brain-power but an augmentation to our team. But they really stepped up and became both during at least three different emergency situations over the last 12-18 months.

We reached out to Mike and two things shocked me. First, within minutes he was mobilizing the right team at his end to jump on a screen-sharing session to try and fix things. Then he brought in Tara (who is now our point person on a daily basis). Tara and Mike took control, analyzed and actually plotted a course of recovery that minimized our downtime (by a lot) and protected us from making stupid mistakes we were poised to make.

I can’t tell you how reassuring they were and we continue to use StraightPath more and more within our business and I highly recommend their DBA Services, without reservation.

David Evans, Decision Logic

Face to Face On-boarding

For Silver-tier Clients and Higher

The Straight Path client journey includes a live, on-site visit from a senior-level account manager.

Our respective teams are on site during or after the onboarding process, saving everyone countless strings of emails and impromptu web meetings. We make this investment in our DBA services clients because nothing is more important to us than our relationship.

All DBA Service Plans Include:

  • SQL Sentry License. Access to additional licenses is available at our discounted monthly pricing.
  • SQL Server Alerts and Daily Health Check through our SQL Beacon tool
  • Trending/Growth & Performance Review
  • Monthly review call, which doesn’t take away hours
  • Daily Health Check summary review on weekdays
  • Access to the team, next business day SLA (worst case)
  • Initial SQL Server Health Check for up to 3 instances
  • US-based Senior DBA as your technical lead and Account Executive (we don’t off-shore or bait-and-switch)
  • 24/7/365 Access to our on-call team (charges apply – includes 1 per year for Gold and 2 per year for Diamond)
  • SQL Server Patching and Maintenance planned and executed off-hours on your schedule, not ours

Our DBA service plans save you money over hourly engagements. For example, a Silver plan is roughly half the cost of a typical first engagement (which includes a health check) and includes more hours plus a quarter of monitoring.

First-Class DBAs When You Need Us

Great DBAs come with great price tags. Most companies don’t need Senior level DBAs 100% of the time. With DBA As a Service, you have the best DBAs at your fingertips without the high annual salary.

Be Notified of Problems Before They Occur

We don’t like surprises, and we trust you don’t either. We take a proactive stance to avoid surprises for both of us. We will alert for issues before they arise. We include our SQL Server safety check delivered annually. A value of $1,795/quarter. And unlike some SQL Server Remote DBA offerings, we don’t just tell you, “you have a problem!” we help figure out why and help solve the root cause.

Need 24/7 Coverage?

Our DBA As a Service plans have a next business day response guarantee, though we often are responding within minutes to your tickets or alerts. All clients have access to call our on call number around the clock for immediate assistance – being connected to one of our full-time DBAs for an emergency access fee of $750 (Waived for Gold and DIamond per above pricing)

Some clients need or want that additional “Keep the lights on” 24/7 check with around-the-clock support. We have plans that bundle our Senior SQL Server Remote DBA services with a 24/7, 15-minute response time from SQL Server professionals with a partner company.

Gain Flexibility

Our flexible plans mean you scale up support when you need us most. In the rare event of a database disaster on our watch, our team of experts is there to get you through it, and then we flex back down.

Your Technology Team Learns

A successful engagement with us is one that reduces overtime hours. Not just because of our proactive stance but because we will mentor your team as we go. We’re in it for your success.

We’re a Member of Your Team

A great SQL Server DBA should be an integral part of your team. We don’t think this should change because we are remote SQL Server DBAs. We become part of your technology team. We know your needs and plans. We help ensure you are on the path to success always. We’re in it together.

Get Help Now From Experts You Can Trust

Three steps. One free call. Your questions answered.

1 – Schedule

Browse our calendar below and select an available time slot that works for you.

2 – Analyze

We’ll send you a data analysis tool to run on your server to help us assess your situation.

3 – Discuss

We’ll get on a call, look for low-hanging fruit, address your pain points, and see if we can help.

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