What belongs in a strategic improvement plan review, and what doesn't
What belongs in a strategic improvement plan review, what to cut, and six questions that turn a status readout into decisions leadership can act on.
Database managed services
Running databases day to day: monitoring, remote DBA cover, incident response and what managed service actually covers.
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“Extension of your team” in managed database services
Every managed database vendor claims to be an extension of your team. Here is how to test that claim in the SOW, from response tiers to 2 a.m. calls.
What is the cost of a single point of failure DBA?
The cost of a single point of failure DBA never shows up on a budget line. A CFO's framing for DBA staffing risk: coverage, replacement, and downtime.
What mid-market companies get wrong about managed databases
Understand the advantages of managed database services and avoid the pitfalls of poor database management in your organization.
Top database managed services providers: 2026 comprehensive comparison
Compare database managed service providers, including Fortified Data, Rackspace, Pythian, Accenture and IBM, on expertise, pricing and response times.
Top database companies to consider for your business in 2026: the ultimate guide
Compare leading database companies, from managed service providers to vendors such as Oracle and AWS, and learn how to choose the right partner.
Managed service provider examples: real-world success stories and solutions
Managed service provider examples across database, infrastructure and security services, showing how MSP partnerships work and what they deliver.
What is database management: a complete guide to in-house vs. managed service provider solutions
Learn what database management involves, the pros and cons of in-house teams and managed service providers, and where an MSP delivers the most value.
In-house vs. managed service provider: a cost-benefit analysis
Optimize your IT budget. Compare in-house DBA vs. managed database services to find the most cost-effective solution for your business and growth.
How to build a proactive database health strategy
Steps to build a proactive database health strategy, covering maintenance, monitoring and alerting, automation, security and cost-efficient scaling.
Scalability and growth: the role of expert database management
Unlock business growth with expert database management—optimize performance, ensure scalability, and drive strategic success at every stage.
Why managed database services are essential for business stability
Discover why managed database services is essential for business stability and how it can help solve some core technology issues.
The future of managed database services
Discover how managed database services must evolve with AI, cloud, and more to future-proof business models and meet client demands.
Database managed service provider: why should you engage
The benefits of a database managed service provider, from expertise and cost efficiency to security and scalability, with three client case studies.
Resilience in the face of disaster: how Fortified Data keeps clients running while communities rebuild after Hurricane Helene
How a fully remote, distributed team kept client databases running when Hurricane Helene cut power and connectivity in Western North Carolina.
The benefits of engaging a data management consultant
Discover the benefits of hiring a data management consultant to improve data quality, enhance decision-making, and drive cost efficiency.
How remote DBA support can optimize your business operations
Discover how outsourcing database management tasks with Remote DBA Support Services can enhance performance and drive efficiency.
Are you leveraging your DBA’s expertise? Why managed service providers are key to unlocking DBA business value
How can a DBA help you with your business growth? Fortified shares how the role of a DBA is important to long-term growth and data management.
Database consulting and managed services at the airport
How database consulting and managed services help airports handle growing data, scale with seasonal demand and keep critical systems secure and online.
Introducing the Fortified Way – Fortified Data’s new brand & how we are paving the way as a leading managed service provider
As Fortified Data continues to push limits, we align our branding with who we are as a next-generation managed service provider & consulting service.
What to look for in a database managed service provider
When it comes to choosing a database managed service provider for your business, Fortified Data knows the key elements you should look for.
How we can make your databases athletes: the history of Core Health®
Fortified Data works with you on database optimization and look at the intricacies of your databases to build them to strong Core Health®.
A Core Health® journey: increasing capabilities around data
At Fortified Data, we take you through a full Core Health® journey where at the end of that journey we show you how to increase capabilities around data.
A Core Health® journey: moving to scalability
With Fortified Data, we will work to transform your databases and bring it to optimal Core Health® with working to increase the scalability of the server.
Designing a successful database backup strategy
Ben DeBow and Fortified Data share how to design a successful database backup strategy for troubleshooting system failures.
SQL Server Service Broker – internal activation
In this installment of SQL Server Service Broker, we discuss how to automate the processing of received messages through a service program.
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