Year-end database projects
Choose a fixed-scope project, reserve your slot by December 11, and we start now or in Q1. Your team sets the priorities. Our specialists do the database work.
Start 2027 with the project off your list. A specialist replies within 1 business day.
Each project has a fixed scope and is quoted in a Statement of Work. We start with SQL Server and scope Oracle, PostgreSQL and MySQL projects on request. In every project we own the database side, and your team owns the application side: code changes, connection strings and application testing.
Move off SQL Server 2016 or older onto a supported version. We inventory your databases, check compatibility, build and test the new environment, rehearse the cutover and run the production upgrade. Typical timeline: 15 to 60 days. Best for teams on 2016 or earlier, or on a version that has already lost support.
Move databases to Azure or another cloud, or onto new servers, with the cutover rehearsed before it counts and monitored after. Cutover weekend support is available. Typical timeline: 30 to 90 days. Best for aging servers or a cloud plan that has not started.
Design and build high availability and disaster recovery to your recovery point and recovery time objectives. Typical timeline: 30 to 90 days. Best for teams whose recovery plan exists only on paper.
A risk-rated findings report and a prioritized remediation plan, written so a CFO can fund it. Add a block of remediation hours to start fixing what it finds. Typical timeline: 45 days. Best when you are not sure which project matters most. Covers SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL and MySQL.
Two Microsoft support dates are making this decision for a lot of teams. Each one below says why it matters and why to act now.
Sources: Microsoft Lifecycle pages (learn.microsoft.com/lifecycle) and Microsoft's SQL Server Extended Security Updates FAQ.
Year-end deadlines are met by planning. Two recent projects show how fast it can go.
128 days
A large North American insurer taken from SQL Server 2012 to SQL Server 2019: 3,500 databases and 300 applications upgraded, encrypted and migrated in 128 days, with no loss of service and no application failure. A fourth-quarter project. An end-of-life deadline at that scale is usually met by exception; this one was met by planning.
14 days
A global financial software platform handling tax filing, payroll and billions of dollars in transactions for millions of users had already attempted a cloud migration and failed. Fortified Data identified the performance bottlenecks behind the failure, downsized the environment and completed the move to AWS in 14 days, clear of peak season.
3 hrs
Zero data loss. A national bank's cluster was recovered using Always On.
6 TB
Restored in under 12 hours. A fleet management company's ransomware recovery.
The form takes 2 minutes.
A specialist reviews your answers, holds one or two scoping calls and sends a Statement of Work, typically within 3 to 5 business days.
We can accept a 2026 purchase order for work that begins in Q1.
Your team keeps the priorities, decisions and the application side.
Yes. We can accept a 2026 purchase order and, depending on the engagement type, invoice in 2026 with work beginning in January. Please check with your finance team on how to handle it on your end.
Each project has a fixed scope and is priced in a Statement of Work. Tell us what you need and we respond within 1 business day.
Yes. Your MSP keeps the broader relationship and its infrastructure, application and security services. We deliver the database work alongside them.
Start with the Data Environment Review. It shows which project matters most and what it costs to wait. You can also take our free Database Health Score, which takes about 5 minutes and needs no access to your systems.
The application side: code changes, connection strings, DNS updates and application testing. We own the database side, from inventory to the production event, and your team signs off on what changes around it.
SQL Server first, with Oracle, PostgreSQL and MySQL projects scoped on request.