CommitDBA: Proactive Monitoring Services for Database Administration

Data-driven companies are continuously dependent on accurate recording, updating and tracking of their data on a minute-to-minute basis, while utilizing industry best practices that cover all administrative tasks. But the fastest growing threat of IT breaches and data theft is posing a challenge on the growth of companies. Consequently, knowledgeable System administrators and database developers are needed for developing a consistent practice in looking after their databases. However, if maintenance and sustainment practices are not conducted, the database can become disorganized, unavailable and corrupted in time ultimately causing application failure. Thus, effective Database administration with the support of best-in class database tools has become mission-critical for a company to succeed in the market. To help companies procure an expert level database administration (DBA), CommitDBA, based in Dayton, OH, ventured to seed a business unit focused on point solution for enterprise database services. The company’s core expertise is focused on delivering remote database monitoring and management of Oracle, SQL Server and mission critical databases for the clients.

CommitDBA provides a variety of professional DBA services that include services like DBAManage, Data Solutions, DBAOnCall, DBAProject and DBA Assessment. “Our service models are proactively designed to meet customer specific enterprise database requirement,” says Steve Woody, President, CommitDBA. DBAManage, a premiere service of the company, provides DBA support for the system having incorporated with 200 in-scope tasks under DBA service categories like Architecture and Design, Backup, Recovery, Change Control and Cloud/Data Center.

Additionally, the most important function of DBAManage is conducive through the integration of a database monitoring tool, known as Foglight, which provides fast detection, diagnosis and resolution of database problems and issues proactively.“Foglight is capable of conducting execution against Multiple Database Instances, Real Time Problem Detection and other functionalities,” states Woody.“Foglight detects critical database threshold based on the in-scope tasks wherein DBAManage can be customized to add critical alarms based on the clients’ Database requirements,” he adds.