Basic care
Monitoring, routine maintenance, and email support for smaller environments.
- 5 hours per month
- Backup verification
- Maintenance cadence
Remote DBA services for busy teams
Your database, expertly managed—no full-time hire needed
You shouldn’t need a full-time DBA to keep your database healthy. Why pay for an in-house seat when you can have proactive monitoring, routine maintenance, backup support, and on-demand expertise from Doug's SQL?
30 min
Critical response for Pro and Enterprise
5 hrs
Starting coverage for lean teams
1 specialist
Consistent support, month after month
Pro coverage
Performance reviews, backup management, and responsive phone support.
- 15 hours per month
- Query tuning
- Priority help
Always-on administration
Advanced security, disaster recovery testing, and high-priority incident response.
- Unlimited hours
- DR drills
- 24/7 escalation
Choose your DBA coverage
Need a part-time DBA, or something closer to a fully managed arrangement? Pick the level that matches your risk, workload, and budget.
Essentials
5 hrs / month
A dependable baseline for small databases that still deserve professional attention.
- Monitoring and alert review
- Basic database maintenance
- Email support for routine questions
- Backup status checks
Professional
15 hrs / month
The sweet spot for teams that want performance improvements without hiring a full-time DBA.
- Performance reviews and tuning
- Backup management and recovery checks
- Phone support during business hours
- Capacity planning guidance
Enterprise
Unlimited
For organizations that want deeper governance, stricter uptime expectations, and rapid incident handling.
- Advanced security reviews
- Disaster recovery testing
- 24/7 critical response
- Private escalation channel
Daily and weekly work
What we do every day so you don’t have to
If your team is already stretched, who has time to watch logs at 7 a.m. or clean up a missed backup alert at 9 p.m.? We do.
Security checks
Backup verification
Query review
Capacity planning
Daily checks
- Verify backup success, disk space, and error logs.
- Watch blocking, deadlocks, and long-running queries.
- Review alert noise so real issues stand out.
Weekly maintenance
- Apply security patches and review user access.
- Tune indexes and update statistics.
- Validate backup recovery points and retention.
Monthly reporting
- Send a plain-English health report.
- Flag growth trends and next-step risks.
- Recommend maintenance windows before issues stack up.
When something goes wrong, we’re already there
Critical outage, failed restore, suspicious login, or runaway query? We prepare for those before they happen.
Calm response. Fast action.
- 30-minute response for critical outages on Pro and Enterprise.
- Pre-configured alerts that notify us and you instantly.
- Disaster recovery drills and documented runbooks.
- Private Slack channel or phone line for urgent issues.
Why wait until an emergency starts? A good backup recovery plan feels boring right up until the day it saves your week.
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It’s like having a senior DBA on speed dial
Here’s what organisations say after handing the late-night database chores to Doug's SQL.
“Our backups used to be a mystery until Doug's SQL took over. Now we get clear reports, faster fixes, and fewer surprises.”
“We had one senior engineer juggling everything. Doug's SQL brought structure, calmer mornings, and a real maintenance rhythm.”
“Why did we choose Doug's SQL? Because they didn’t just react to problems—they prevented them, explained them, and stayed consistent.”
“The same specialist shows up every month. That continuity matters when your database is the heart of the business.”
Remote DBA questions
Short answers, no jargon. If you still have a question, we’re happy to talk it through.
Can I upgrade my plan mid-month?
Yes. If your workload changes, we can adjust coverage without making you wait for a new billing cycle. Why get stuck with the wrong level of support?
How do you access our servers securely?
We use approved access methods, least-privilege permissions, and documented change control. You’ll always know who has access and why.
What happens if we need more than the plan hours?
We can extend the month, schedule project work, or move you to a larger plan. The goal is steady database administration, not surprise limits.
Do you support cloud databases like Azure SQL?
Yes, we support cloud and hybrid environments, including common managed database platforms. If it stores your business data, we can usually help.
Is there a long-term contract?
We keep things flexible. Some clients stay month-to-month, while others prefer a longer engagement for planning and continuity.
Sleep better knowing your database is in expert hands
Enterprise-grade database administration without the overhead of a full-time hire. Ready to compare remote DBA plans and talk through the right fit for your team?