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Whatever your business, a well-designed database is essential in keeping your information concise, congruent, safe and easily accessible, whilst maximizing. search speed and minimizing storage requirements.

Whether you need a large-scale MySQL online database or a simple Access record-keeping system, with a genuine experience in relational database design, we will give you a professional solution at a competitive rate and make your information work for you. We support clients worldwide in the design, development, and quality assurance of hundreds of data automation and database development projects. We have extensive experience in dealing with the intricacies of urban, regional, natural resource, business and utility database structures. We have developed efficient and cost-effective methods for interpreting, automating, integrating, and quality checking geographic information.

Nexus Database and DBA Services can assist you whether you're implementing the latest in technology or proven technology that is simply new to your company's environment. It is imperative that the information on which important business decisions are based be easy-to-access, fast, reliable, and accurate.

Some of the configuration and performance tuning services that we offer:

  1. Architecture and design is truly at the center of Nexus Database and DBA Services offering. Whether it's for a self-contained business function-level application or an enterprise wide system, everyone knows it's extremely difficult to recover from poor or inappropriate design. Nexus can ensure that the most critical phase of systems development is done right.
  2. Time-critical troubleshooting is often handled through our Managed Services group, which in that respect can be viewed as somewhat of an insurance policy ensuring that skilled DBAs, who are knowledgeable with your system, are readily available to put out a fire if it occurs. However, we have been known to take on firefighting assignments outside of our Managed Services group -- our instinctive response wants to help.
  3. High availability and scalability A cost-effective technology to ensure maximum uptime for a company's mission-critical systems, while also ensuring they can easily scale to handle increased future workload. When correctly architected and implemented, this technology is solid and reliable -- Nexus's expert Oracle DBAs have the experience necessary to ensure success.
  4. Performance and application tuning is where our reputation began. Whether it's a quick fix or complex brainteaser, our DBAs thrive on the feeling of accomplishment when finding the problem and then creating a finely tuned environment.
  5. Supplemental expert support can be handled by our implementations services group for longer-term engagements. For shorter-term engagements (occasional spikes in workload) that require "just-in-time" resources, our Managed Services group is your best option.
  6. Database and application migrationsare best handled by experts on the platform being "migrated to." Whether companies are dealing with inherited systems (through mergers or acquisitions), old legacy systems or a consolidation of multiple platforms, they often do not have the skilled resources available to properly architect a new environment. Nexus brings those skills to the table -- not only with Oracle Database and DB2 expertise, but also with working knowledge of many of the most common source database and file systems. In addition to these skills, Nexus also provides tools to simplify the process.
  7. Data integration within heterogeneous environmentsIt's the ability, through the use of a proprietary tool, to easily access non-Oracle data transparently making the data appear as though it is coming from an Oracle data source. The net effect is the saving of money, time and effort

Core Knowledge and Expertise:

Nexus has quality database administrators (DBAs) with extensive GIS backgrounds and DBA skills in Oracle, SQL Server, and DB2 databases. Our team can help a utility configure database for production use, offer consulting and expertise related to existing database systems, and provide input on database and database strategies. We can help you design a database that fits your company's information and workflow requirements or help you expand your current database capabilities to fit a growing utility.

  1. System architecture review including network design, disk storage components and configuration, and hardware solutions
  2. Backup/recovery strategy review
  3. System security support including user and role permissions strategy and security administration

Extensive Experience

Nexus has extensive experience in evaluating and optimizing databases in numerous utilities. Through direct experience working with clients, Nexus has gained the necessary skills and knowledge to help identify and resolve performance issues and potential bottlenecks. As a result, Nexus customers are able to achieve optimum performance and higher satisfaction.