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SQL Server help for businesses and small teams
SQL Server problems?Know what to check next.
A slow application. A vendor blaming SQL Server. Backups you’re not sure about. We review the evidence and help you decide what to do next.
Clear scope. Expert review. Practical advice.
How can we help?
What’s happening?
Choose the situation that sounds like yours, or answer a few questions to find a service that fits.
Slow applications
“Our application is slow.”
Investigate a slow screen, report or task and get advice on what to check next.
Investigate a slowdown Second opinions“Our vendor is blaming SQL Server.”
Get an independent review of the vendor’s claim, with findings you can discuss with your IT team and vendor.
Get a second opinion Backup reviews“We’re not sure about our backups.”
Review what your backups cover and where your recovery plan has gaps.
Review your backup plan SQL Server health“We want to know what needs attention first.”
Review the main risks on one SQL Server instance and get a prioritised plan for your team.
Assess your SQL Server health
Advice your team can use
A report your team
can act on.
Understand which concerns matter most, where the evidence is unclear and what is worth testing next.
Your report sets out what we checked, what we found and the limits of the conclusion. Use it to discuss the next steps with your team, software vendor or the people who will make the changes.
We agree the investigation and report with you before work starts. Production changes are separate; an assessment does not guarantee faster performance or successful recovery.
How we workWorking with BriteThought
Start with what’s happening.
We’ll agree what to review, what you’ll receive and when the work can start.
Tell us what’s happening.
We’ll agree the question, collection requirements and available dates with you. With Self-Service, your team collects the information; with Managed, we collect it through agreed access.
Use the findings.
Review the findings with your team or vendor and decide what to investigate or test next. Any production changes need their own scope and approval.
Need help choosing?
Find a service that fitsTell us what’s happening.
Answer a few questions about your SQL Server situation. We’ll suggest a service and explain why it may help. No names, passwords or diagnostic files needed.
Useful before you book
Make sense of the next step.
Practical guides to the questions your team and vendor need to answer.
Performance
Our vendor is blaming SQL Server. Now what?
Ask for evidence that connects the slowdown to the database, and find out what still needs checking.
Read the guide RecoveryYour backups succeeded. Have you tested a restore?
Understand what a successful backup tells you and what a separate restore test can show.
Read the guide Choosing a serviceHealth Check or performance triage?
Choose between a wider review of SQL Server risks and an investigation of one slow operation.
Compare the approachesLet’s talk about what you need.
Tell us about the problem, how it affects your business and what you want to find out. We’ll discuss whether one of our services can help.
We confirm scope and availability before you book. This website doesn’t take payments or accept diagnostic files.