Health Check

A very popular consulting offering is the SQL Server Health check.  When brought in to run a health check against a companies SQL Server I run a compressive script which verifies a large number of settings and configuration options which are set on the SQL Server to ensure that they are set according to best practices.

Additionally various performance metrics are analyzed to ensure that the SQL Server is running at it’s peak performance.  Problem points are identified and are reported back to the client.

At the completion of the SQL Server Health Check process all the issues which are identified are documented into a report which is handed off to the client which the client’s DBA staff can use to correct the issues.  Of course I’ll be happy to continue on and implement the solutions to any problems which were found.

Pricing for the SQL Server Health Check is fixed at $399 per SQL Server Instance which is analyzed.  To schedule your SQL Server Health Check please email me and we’ll get some time scheduled.  It takes a few hours of me being connected to the SQL Server instance to gather the data required for analysis. After the data has been gathered I’ll take the gathered data offline and analyze the data then write your personalized report.

A health check of a vSphere or Hyper-V environment involves checking the overall performance of the enenvironment including real time metrics as well as using historical data as captured by your vCenter and/or SCVMM platforms.  This sort of health check is a good double check to ensure that your enenvironment is running as smoothly as you think that it is, especially when you do not have a full time virtualization expert on staff.

During the health check process the CPU, memory and disk metrics are reviewed looking for high load on any of the monitors as well as over subscription of resources as well as ensuring that the system will maintain high availability in the event of a host failure.

At the completion of the vSphere / Hyper-V Health Check process all the issues which are identified are documented into a report which is handed off to the client which the client’s staff can use to correct the issues.

Pricing for the vSphere / Hyper-V Health Check is fixed at $399 per host computer (the machines which host the virtual machines) and requires a couple of hours of time being connected to the host machine to gather the servers metrics. After the data has been gathered I’ll take the gathered data offline and analyze the data then write your personalized report.  To schedule your vSphere / Hyper-V Health Check please email me and we’ll get some time scheduled. All health check work is done remotely at a time which is convenient for you.

A health check of your storage environment involves checking various metrics regarding your storage array platform.  Performing a comprehensive health check requires that your storage array has included performance monitoring tools provided by your storage array vendor.  The metrics which are monitored during the health check process will depend on the storage array which is used.

As a part of the Storage Array Health check the SAN fabric will also be examined to ensure that it is setup as per industry standard best practices.

At the completion of the Storage Health Check process all the issues which are identified are documented into a report which is handed off to the client which the client’s staff can use to correct the issues.

Pricing for the Storage Array Health Check is fixed at $599 per storage array.  To schedule your Storage Array Health Check please email me and we’ll get some time scheduled.  The health check typically takes about 2 hours per storage array to gather the needed data from the storage array. After the data has been gathered I’ll take the gathered data offline and analyze the data then write your personalized report.  All health check work is done remotely at a time which is convenient for you.