SQL Server
Services
Redefined.
Microsoft SQL Server is an enterprise relational database management system (RDBMS) supporting ANSI SQL via T-SQL. It provides ACID transactions, Always On Availability Groups for high availability, Columnstore analytics, In-Memory OLTP, and granular wait-statistics telemetry. SQL Server runs on Windows, Linux, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and AWS RDS. JusDB provides 24/7 SQL Server DBRE: Always On quorum design, TempDB contention triage, Query Store plan forcing, and guaranteed <15m P1 incident response.
Your SQL Server is the backbone of your product. When it underperforms, your engineering team is the one on the bridge at 2am. We've run that bridge for 80+ teams. We have never missed a P1 SLA.
Our engagements run from a 40-second report query to a zero-downtime migration to Azure SQL MI. We've seen those, fixed them, and documented the runbooks. MCM-certified DBAs, not generalists.
80+
Projects
99.99%
Uptime SLA
< 30s
Failover RTO
SQL Server 2022 · Always-On AG
Enterprise · Primary + 2 secondaries
0.00k
99.0%
0ms
2%
Query Throughput
0.00k batch/s[OK] always-on AG: synchronized, 0 send queue
[INF] query store: plan forced for qid=1842
[OK] columnstore: rowgroups compressed, no fragments
[INF] tempdb: 8 files balanced, no PFS contention
Representative fleet view · illustrative metrics
SQL Server 2016 reaches End of Life on July 14, 2026. Extended Security Updates are paid on most deployments, though instances running in Azure get them at no extra cost. Migration planning should start now to avoid the cost cliff.
0.99%
Target Uptime SLA
0+
SQL Server Projects Shipped
0×
Median Query Speedup
0/7
DBA On-Call Coverage
What We Do
Full-Spectrum SQL Server
Engineering
Our engagements run from a 40-second report query to a zero-downtime migration to Azure SQL MI. We've seen those, fixed them, and documented the runbooks.
Performance Tuning
We dissect query plans, identify missing indexes, and analyze wait stats. We also size TempDB and optimize the execution plan cache.
High Availability & DR
We design Always On AGs, Failover Cluster Instances, and log shipping. We also build distributed availability groups (since SQL Server 2016) and contained availability groups (new in SQL Server 2022). Tested failover under 30 seconds.
Replication & AG Setup
We build synchronous and asynchronous Always On replicas, distributed AGs, and readable secondaries for reporting offload. We also set up peer-to-peer transactional replication with conflict detection.
Cloud Migration
We run zero-downtime lifts to Azure SQL, AWS RDS, and Azure SQL Managed Instance, planned with Azure Migrate compatibility assessments and validated rollback plans.
Managed DBA Service
Ongoing operations: proactive monitoring, maintenance, and incident response. Our dedicated Remote DBA and SQL Server Support teams deliver them.
Security & Compliance
We implement TDE, Row-Level Security, Dynamic Data Masking, and SQL auditing, and harden the instance for SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and ISO 27001.
Performance Tuning
From Slow to Blazing Fast
in Days, Not Months
We don't just suggest improvements. We implement them. Our systematic approach to SQL Server performance has delivered an average 4X speed gain across 80+ production deployments.
Query Performance
After tuning4×
Median speedup
68%
CPU recovered
Enterprise Relational Architecture
SQL Server Production Failure Modes
Enterprise Microsoft SQL Server architectures fail in distinct ways when concurrency spikes or storage latency fluctuates. Here is how JusDB DBREs diagnose and eliminate SQL Server's most complex production bottlenecks.
Always On AG Redo Thread Lag & Elevated RPO
Heavy bulk write transactions or single-threaded redo bottlenecks cause secondary replicas to lag significantly behind primary logs. This inflates HADR_SYNC_COMMIT wait times on synchronous replicas and creates multi-hour RPO/RTO vulnerabilities during failover.
JusDB isolates reporting reads via Read-Only Routing, enables parallel redo threads on eligible enterprise versions, tunes max transmission rate configurations, and sizes transaction log volumes with dedicated low-latency NVMe storage.
TempDB Allocation Contention (PFS/GAM/SGAM)
High concurrency creation and dropping of temporary tables (#temp / table variables) causes intense PAGELATCH_UP and PAGELATCH_EX waits on Page Free Space (PFS) and Shared Global Allocation Map (SGAM) pages in database_id = 2.
We configure 1:1 TempDB data files per vCPU core (up to 8 files), ensure identical initial file growth parameters, enforce uniform extent allocation (TF 1118/1117 behavior), and refactor repetitive temporary table churn into memory-optimized table types.
CXPACKET & Async Network IO Query Parallelism Stalls
Default Max Degree of Parallelism (MAXDOP = 0) and low Cost Threshold for Parallelism (default 5) cause trivial OLTP queries to spawn excessive worker threads, exhausting scheduler pools and causing severe SOS_SCHEDULER_YIELD waits.
JusDB benchmarks and tunes MAXDOP to align with NUMA node physical cores, raises Cost Threshold for Parallelism to realistic thresholds (50+), and optimizes query execution plans to eliminate unindexed table scans.
Cluster Telemetry
Production SQL Server Diagnostic Runbooks
Non-blocking Dynamic Management Views (DMVs) executed by JusDB DBREs during incident triage to isolate Always On AG synchronization lag, redo queue bloat, and TempDB allocation latch contention.
Surfaces replication synchronization health, log-send queue bottlenecks, and redo queue lag threatening RPO on secondary replicas.
-- Inspect Always On AG replica synchronization state and redo lag
SELECT ar.replica_server_name, adc.database_name, drs.synchronization_state_desc,
drs.synchronization_health_desc, drs.log_send_queue_size, drs.redo_queue_size
FROM sys.dm_hadr_database_replica_states drs
JOIN sys.availability_replicas ar ON drs.replica_id = ar.replica_id
JOIN sys.availability_databases_cluster adc ON drs.group_database_id = adc.group_database_id;Isolates top system wait types and pinpoints active PAGELATCH_UP waits on TempDB (database_id 2) PFS and SGAM pages.
-- Detect top wait types impacting instance throughput
SELECT TOP 10 wait_type, waiting_tasks_count, wait_time_ms, max_wait_time_ms
FROM sys.dm_os_wait_stats
WHERE wait_type NOT IN ('SLEEP_TASK', 'BROKER_TASK_STOP', 'WAITFOR', 'HADR_FILESTREAM_IOMGR_IOCOMPLETION')
ORDER BY wait_time_ms DESC;
-- Identify active TempDB (DB ID 2) allocation page latch contention
SELECT session_id, wait_type, wait_duration_ms, resource_description
FROM sys.dm_os_waiting_tasks
WHERE wait_type LIKE 'PAGELATCH%' AND resource_description LIKE '2:%';Real Cases
Queries We've Transformed
Click any card to reveal the fix.
4,820ms
12ms
Table scan — 2.1M rows
The fix
CREATE INDEX ix_orders_custid ON Orders(CustomerID) INCLUDE (Total)
9,200ms
38ms
1,400 round-trips from a cursor loop
The fix
Rewrote cursor loop as single JOIN with EXISTS predicate
11,400ms
21ms
Cached bad plan from plan-cache thrash
The fix
Query Store plan forcing for qid=1842 + OPTIMIZE FOR
Pre-Migration Assessment
On-prem SQL Server → Azure SQL MI
Estimated cutover window: < 30 seconds
Cloud Migration
Move to Azure SQL
Without the Downtime
SQL Server migrations fail when the runbook is written on the day. We run Azure Migrate compatibility assessments weeks before cutover and resolve every blocking issue. Cutover then runs on Always On AG log-chain sync. On most production migrations, that log-chain sync holds the application pause under 30 seconds, with a pre-validated rollback at every step.
Incident Response
When Production
Goes Down
Reactive 24/7 incident response is the focus of our dedicated SQL Server Support service. That service covers on-call DBAs, SLA tiers, and a battle-tested runbook. The runbook takes you from first alert to root-cause fix.
See SQL Server Support & SLA detailCPU 98% — query batches piling up
Named DBA acked in 4 min, SLA met
Missing index on Orders.CustomerID — table scan
CREATE INDEX … WITH (ONLINE = ON), no blocking
CPU back to 18%, batches drained — total 11 min
High Availability
Always On.
Engineered That Way.
We design and operate Always On Availability Groups that actually fail over: tested, rehearsed, and proven. No theoretical SLAs. Real 99.99% uptime, backed by a three-replica architecture.
0.00%
AG Uptime
<0s
Failover RTO
0ms
Sync Lag
Global DBA Coverage
8 regions · 24/7 on-call
Global Coverage
Engineers
Across 8 Regions
Real SQL Server DBAs across 8 regions, never an outsourced answering service. Our Remote DBA service covers hiring a dedicated, outsourced DBA team, and compares that cost with building in-house.
Explore Remote DBA & cost comparison8
Global regions
24/7
On-call coverage
<15m
P1 response SLA
100%
Incident ownership
Why JusDB
Not Just DBAs. SQL Server SREs.
We tie every engagement to measurable SLOs. Quarterly failover drills, automated health baselines, and post-incident reports with prevention plans are standard, not upsells.
Certified Expertise
MCM and MCDBA-certified engineers with 10+ years in enterprise SQL Server environments.
Systematic Tuning Framework
We run wait-stat analysis, execution plan dissection, and Query Store plan forcing. No guesswork. Median OLTP query response improvement across engagements: 4X.
99.99% Uptime SLA
We design HA architectures. We don't just set them up. Quarterly failover drills, health-policy tuning, and error budget tracking are standard, not upsells.
15-Minute P1 SLA
Contractual P1 < 15 min and P2 < 1 hour on the 24/7 Enterprise tier. An on-call rotation and a battle-tested runbook back those targets. Business Hours and Extended Hours tiers carry their own targets, detailed on our SQL Server Support service.
Cloud-Native & Hybrid
We cover Azure SQL MI, Azure SQL DB, SQL on Azure VMs, AWS RDS, and Kubernetes-based SQL Server. We architect for the deployment model your workload actually needs.
Compliance-First Mindset
Every engagement includes a security baseline review aligned to SOC 2, HIPAA, and PCI DSS.
What Clients Say
Trusted by Engineering Teams Globally
“JusDB cut our report query from 40s to 0.8s. I didn't think that was possible without a hardware upgrade.”
Head of Engineering
FinTech SaaS, London
“The Always-On AG they built has survived two datacenter failures without a single minute of downtime.”
CTO
Healthcare Platform, US
“Migration from SQL Server 2014 to Azure SQL MI — zero data loss, 22-second cutover. Phenomenal.”
VP Engineering
ERP Vendor, Germany
“Their DBA-as-a-service pays for itself every month in prevented incidents alone.”
Director of Infra
E-commerce, Australia
“We had a 3-hour P1 every Friday. They found the parameter sniffing root cause in 40 minutes.”
Lead DBA
Logistics SaaS, Singapore
“Columnstore index tuning alone dropped our nightly ETL from 6 hours to 18 minutes.”
Data Platform Lead
Retail Analytics, UAE
“JusDB cut our report query from 40s to 0.8s. I didn't think that was possible without a hardware upgrade.”
Head of Engineering
FinTech SaaS, London
“The Always-On AG they built has survived two datacenter failures without a single minute of downtime.”
CTO
Healthcare Platform, US
“Migration from SQL Server 2014 to Azure SQL MI — zero data loss, 22-second cutover. Phenomenal.”
VP Engineering
ERP Vendor, Germany
“Their DBA-as-a-service pays for itself every month in prevented incidents alone.”
Director of Infra
E-commerce, Australia
“We had a 3-hour P1 every Friday. They found the parameter sniffing root cause in 40 minutes.”
Lead DBA
Logistics SaaS, Singapore
“Columnstore index tuning alone dropped our nightly ETL from 6 hours to 18 minutes.”
Data Platform Lead
Retail Analytics, UAE
Technology Stack
The Full SQL Server Ecosystem
We cover the SQL Server platform end to end, from on-prem SQL Server to Azure SQL Database, Azure SQL Managed Instance, and SQL Server on Azure VMs.
Deep Dives
Specialized SQL Server Services
Each service is its own craft. Pick the one you need, or let us assemble a program.
MSSQL Consulting
Architecture design, migrations, and strategic database planning.
Performance Tuning
Query plans, index strategy, and deep wait-stats analysis.
Migration Services
Version upgrades and cross-platform moves with minimal downtime.
24/7 DBA Support
Round-the-clock expert response and proactive monitoring.
High Availability
Always On AG, FCI, and DR for enterprise-grade reliability.
Remote DBA
Dedicated remote DBA for ongoing admin and optimization.
Engagements
How We Work Together
We offer three engagement models. Pick the one that fits where you are right now.
SQL Server Assessment
From $2,500
A deep-dive audit of your SQL Server environment. We deliver a written report within 5 business days. The report covers performance bottlenecks, HA gaps, security findings, and a prioritised remediation roadmap.
Migration or Tuning Project
Scoped on call
A defined-scope engagement with clear deliverables. The scope can be a version upgrade, a cloud migration, an AG setup, or a systematic performance tuning program. Fixed price once scoped.
Managed DBA Service
Monthly retainer
Hand off day-to-day operations month-to-month. Reactive incident response and SLA tiers live on our Support service. Dedicated outsourced-DBA ownership and cost-vs-in-house live on Remote DBA.
All engagements start with a free 30-minute scoping call. Book yours →
Comparative Analysis
SQL Server DBRE: Evaluation Matrix
How JusDB specialized Microsoft SQL Server reliability engineering compares against AWS RDS / Azure SQL managed tiers and in-house Windows sysadmins.
| Evaluation Vector | JusDB SQL Server DBRE | AWS RDS / Azure SQL Managed | In-House Windows Sysadmins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Always On Availability Groups (AG) & Quorum Health | Multi-replica Always On AG architectures, cluster quorum witnessing (Cloud/File Share Witness), synchronous redo tuning, and quarterly automated failover drills | Managed multi-AZ HA provided, but lacks granular cluster quorum tuning, cross-cloud distributed AGs, and custom redo thread optimization | Misconfigured quorum nodes leading to split-brain outages; unmonitored redo queues resulting in hours of data recovery lag |
| TempDB Contention (PFS/GAM/SGAM) & Storage Allocation | Precision TempDB sizing (1:1 vCPU data files up to 8), trace flag 1118/1117 enforcement, uniform extent pre-allocation, and dedicated NVMe isolation | Pre-configured TempDB allocations with rigid IOPS caps; bursting queries trigger severe allocation stalls without DBA visibility | Single TempDB data file on the primary OS drive; heavy PAGELATCH_UP waits paralyzing all concurrent transactional updates |
| Index Fragmentation & Statistics Maintenance Automation | Intelligent Ola Hallengren index maintenance automation, adaptive sampling thresholds, plan regression prevention via Query Store, and filtered indexes | Basic automated maintenance windows that run blind index rebuilds, generating massive transaction log bloat and replica sync delays | Ad-hoc manual index rebuilds during peak business hours, triggering table lock escalation and blocking critical business transactions |
| Deadlock Detection & Extended Events Forensics | Zero-overhead Extended Events (XE) deadlock sessions, graph parsing, statement re-sequencing, and Snapshot / RCSI isolation implementation | Error log error logging available, but provides no proactive deadlock graph analysis or application transaction re-architecture | Ignoring deadlock alerts until users report failed transactions; attempting to fix deadlocks with blunt NOLOCK dirty read hints |
| 24/7 Production SRE & Sub-15m P1 SLA | Certified MCSE/MCM SQL Server DBREs on-call 24/7/365 with contractual <15m P1 response times and direct engineer-to-engineer bridges | Generic cloud support ticketing with multi-hour response windows and automated diagnostic script handoffs | Windows sysadmins managing SQL Server part-time; high alert fatigue and trial-and-error troubleshooting during SEV-1 downtime |
| Cross-Cloud & Heterogeneous Migrations | Zero-downtime log-shipping or distributed AG cutovers (<30s app pause), Azure Migrate compatibility assessments, and rollback automation | Automated database migration service (DMS) tools requiring complex schema mapping and extended application downtime | Risky weekend backup/restore cutovers with unexpected compatibility level breaks, missing logins, and prolonged downtime |
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