Database Services
Whether you're designing a new system or rescuing an overloaded one, we help you build a data layer that performs.
Schema Design
Well-structured, normalised schemas that model your business correctly and stay maintainable as requirements grow.
Query Optimisation
We profile your slowest queries, fix N+1 problems, and rewrite expensive operations so pages load in milliseconds, not seconds.
Migrations & Refactoring
Safe, zero-downtime schema migrations and data refactoring, with rollback plans and thorough testing at every step.
Built on Solid Foundations
Performance, integrity, and scalability are designed in from the start — not bolted on after something breaks.
Indexing Strategy
The right indexes on the right columns. We analyse query patterns and add, combine, or remove indexes to make reads fast without slowing writes.
Performance Profiling
EXPLAIN analysis, slow query log review, and real workload profiling to find exactly where your database spends its time.
Data Integrity
Foreign keys, constraints, and transactions designed to keep your data correct and consistent, even under heavy concurrency.
Scaling & Replication
Read replicas, connection pooling, partitioning, and caching strategies to scale your data layer with your business.
Backups & Recovery
Reliable backup strategies with tested point-in-time recovery, so a mistake or outage never means lost data.
Security & Compliance
Encryption at rest and in transit, least-privilege access, and GDPR-aware data handling for UK businesses.
Sound Familiar?
Most database problems start small and quietly compound. If any of these ring true, a focused review can save you a painful re-architecture later.
- Pages and reports that load slowly under real data volumes
- Queries that were fast in development but crawl in production
- Database CPU or memory pegged at 100% during peak hours
- A schema that has grown organically and is now hard to change
- Frequent deadlocks, timeouts, or locking issues
- Duplicated or inconsistent data across tables
- No clear indexing or backup strategy
- Scaling problems as your user base grows
Start With a Database Health Check
We'll profile your database, review your schema and slowest queries, and give you a clear, prioritised report of what to fix and what it will gain you — before any work begins.
- Slow query analysis
- Index recommendations
- Schema review
- Prioritised action plan
Databases We Work With
Relational, document, key-value, or search — we choose and tune the right database for the job, and work with the one you already have.