SERVICE · DB · REF 03·Updated · 2026-05-24
SERVICE · DB · Database Architecture & Operations
A data layer that holds under load.
Schema design, migration planning, and query tuning — plus the ongoing operations that keep a production database fast and recoverable: monitoring, backups, replication, and a restore path that has actually been tested. Built by database architects, not improvised by a generalist.
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Capabilities
Scope is what we take on. Methodology is the constant discipline; it does not vary across engagements.
Scope
04 items
- 01Schema design + data modelling (Postgres · MySQL)
- 02Zero-downtime migrations, version-controlled
- 03Query, index + connection-pool tuning
- 04Backups, replication + monitored restore drills
Methodology
04 items
- 01Workload profiled before any schema change
- 02Migrations rehearsed in shadow before promotion
- 03Restore tested on a schedule, never assumed
- 04Slow-query log reviewed against an agreed budget
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Deliverables
What you receive at end-of-engagement. Each item ships with docs, runbook, and ownership transfer.
- D-01✓Schema + migration suite
- D-02✓Tuning + index plan
- D-03✓Backup + restore runbook
- D-04✓Monitoring dashboards
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KPIs · Live indicators
Production numbers for this practice.
Updated · 2026-05-24 · EU-CENTRAL
p95 query latency
↓ −22ms vs baseline
database uptime
→ rolling 90d
restore-time objective
↓ verified on drills
restore drills passed
→ every quarter
Evaluation
- E-01p95 query latency tracked against an agreed budget on the top 20 queries.
- E-02Restore drills run on a schedule — recovery-time and recovery-point objectives verified, not assumed.
- E-03Migration safety: every schema change rehearsed in shadow against production-shaped data.
- E-04Quarterly review of the slow-query log and storage growth with the engineering lead.
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Stack
Representative tooling. We swap individual components when the customer's environment requires it.
- 01PostgreSQL · MySQL · SQLite
- 02pgvector + partitioning for scale
- 03Prisma / Drizzle for typed access
- 04Grafana + pg_stat for observability
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Reference case
anonymised · NDA on request
Postgres schema redesign + zero-downtime migration for a BG fintech
p95 query latency down from 34ms to 12ms across the top-20 queries · migration shipped with no downtime over 0.4M-row tables · restore drills passing every quarter.
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