For teams with their own DBA
Consulting support
- Consultations by phone and email
- Working through complex incidents together with your DBA
- Recommendations on patches and configuration
Oracle database support · Ukraine
Your Oracle databases, looked after by a DBA with 30 years of experience
Administration, monitoring, performance tuning and disaster recovery. You work directly with the expert who does the work — no account managers, no hand-offs.
- dba_experience
- 30 years
- oracle_certified_master
- 10g, 11g
- oracle_certified_professional
- 8.0 → 12c
- engagement
- sole proprietor, contract
- location
- remote / on-site
When to get in touch
If even one of these sounds familiar, it’s worth a conversation.
ORA-?????
The database hangs or crashes
Unexplained outages, errors in alert.log, user complaints.
RMAN
No confidence in your backups
Backups exist, but nobody has tested a restore in a long time.
AWR
The system is slow
Reports take hours to run and queries crawl at peak times.
DATA GUARD
You need high availability
Downtime costs money, and there is no standby site.
DBA = 0
No in-house DBA
Or they have left, and a qualified replacement is hard to find.
UPGRADE
An outdated Oracle version
It’s time to upgrade or move to a new platform.
PATCH
Patches are long overdue
Security updates keep getting postponed for fear of breaking production.
ORA-01653
Running out of space
The database grows faster than planned and tablespaces keep filling up.
OCI
Planning a move to the cloud
You need to work out how to move Oracle databases without risk to the business.
EXADATA
Exadata is not used to the full
The engineered system is in place, but there is nobody to tune and maintain it.
GOLDENGATE
You need data replication
Data has to be kept in sync between databases or fed into a reporting system.
LICENSE
Questions about Oracle licensing
It is unclear which options and editions are in use and whether that matches the license.
Services
Oracle administration
Installation, configuration, users and privileges, space management, upgrades and patches tested in advance.
Support and monitoring
Regular health checks, log analysis, incident response and clear reports on the work done.
Performance tuning
AWR/ASH diagnostics, SQL and instance parameter tuning, segment reorganization.
Backup and recovery
RMAN strategy, regular restore testing, database recovery after a failure.
High-availability solutions
Building and maintaining Data Guard (standby) and RAC configurations.
Migrations and upgrades
Moving to a new Oracle release, another OS or hardware platform with minimal downtime.
Database audit
A review of configuration, backups, performance and security, with a written report and recommendations.
Exadata and engineered systems
Implementation, configuration and support of Exadata and SuperCluster.
Oracle in the cloud
Architecture on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, moving databases to the cloud, Autonomous Database.
GoldenGate replication
Setting up and maintaining data replication between databases — for reporting, integration or migration.
Licensing advice
Working out which Oracle editions and options are in use and which licenses they require.
MySQL administration
Installation, configuration, backup and maintenance of MySQL 8.0 databases.
Engagement options
The engagement option and scope depend on the number of databases and their complexity. I prepare an exact proposal after getting to know your system.
Full-service support
DBA outsourcing
- Regular monitoring and log analysis
- Backups, restore testing, patching
- Data Guard maintenance
- Monthly database health report
- Support hours by agreement
One-off tasks
Project work
- Performance audit with a written report
- Version upgrade, migration
- Standby or RAC setup
- Disaster recovery
Why work directly with the expert
I have worked with Oracle Database for 30 years — from version 8.0 to the current releases. I hold Oracle Certified Professional certifications for every version from 8.0 to 12c, and Oracle Certified Master 10g and 11g.
From 1998, senior DBA at a telecom operator, followed by almost 18 years in Oracle consulting, where I rose to technical director and head of the DBA team: high-availability systems on RAC and Data Guard, Exadata/SuperCluster implementation and support, migrations, tuning and licensing advice. Since 2022 I have worked as a sole proprietor — Oracle DBA and architect, including Oracle databases in the cloud.
- OCM 10g
- OCM 11g
- OCP 8.0 – 12c
- OCM Database Cloud Administrator
- OCE RAC 11g / 12c
- OCE Data Guard 12c
- OCE Performance Tuning 11g / 12c
- Exadata Implementation Specialist
- GoldenGate 12c Implementation Specialist
- OCI Architect Professional
- OCP MySQL 8.0
One person is accountable for the result
No need to explain your system to a new engineer every time.
Fast response
A direct line, with no ticket queue.
Flexible scope of work
You bring in an expert for exactly the scope you need, without a full-time position.
Official, under contract
Registered sole proprietor: contract, invoices, acceptance certificates, NDA if needed.
How to start
Request
Describe your system and what concerns you — via the form, by phone or on Telegram.
Intro call
A short conversation: versions, data volumes, criticality, current issues.
Audit and proposal
I review the state of the database and propose an engagement option.
Contract and start
We sign the contract and NDA, I receive access — and work begins.
Tell me about your database
The first conversation is free of any obligation.