There is an overall recognition by organisations that substantial bottom line benefits can be gained by focusing on their core business and Co/Outsourcing non-core business processes.
Ascent Technology is carving a growing niche for itself by applying high-level skills and expertise on its clients’ behalf in the Enterprise Data Platform Management arena.
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We seek motivated and experienced Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle Database Administrators and Consultants.
Consulting
Ascent Technology offers end-to-end, cost effective, Enterprise Data Platform and Azure, Consulting and Support Services.
These services are structured to allow clients the flexibility to choose the engagement model which suits their needs.
Data Platform Modernisation
Modernise your data platform to reduce cost, take advantage of latest features and technologies, and to meet growing demand.
Database Consulting Services
From performance tuning to Cloud migrations, ensure your databases are running efficiently, scale, are secure, and support your business goals.
BI Consulting Services
Empower your business with advanced analytics, reporting, and data visualisation, driving better decision-making and efficiency.
Azure Consulting Services
Leverage the full power of Azure, whether you’re migrating to the cloud, optimizing performance, or building data-driven applications.
Proposed as a fixed monthly cost, this 24/7 service is implemented on a remote basis, to ensure a reliable, robust, and optimally performing Database Environment.
Database System Health Check Service
A Database System Health Check assesses if your Database is running optimally, and can help diagnose challenges before performance issues, and/or down time affect your users.
Database Security and Compliance with DB Shield
Proposed as a fixed monthly cost, this 24/7 service protects Databases on your network with a set of preconfigured defences, and helps you build a custom security policy for your Database Environment.
Migrate your SQL Server(s) to Azure
Bring scalability, flexibility, security, and performance to your SQL Server Database workloads, while reducing the cost of infrastructure, maintenance and support when you deploy on Azure.
Run your MySQL, MariaDB or PostgreSQL Database in Azure
Bring scalability, flexibility, security, and performance to your Open Source Database workloads, while reducing the cost of infrastructure, maintenance and support when you deploy on Azure.
Prepare for SQL Server 2012 End of Support
On July 12, 2022, support for SQL Server 2012 ended. That means the end of regular security updates. Don’t let your infrastructure and applications go unprotected.
Lift and Shift your Oracle Database to Azure
Bring scalability, flexibility, security, and performance to your Oracle workloads, while reducing the cost of infrastructure and Oracle licensing when you deploy on Azure.
Ascent Technology fosters a heterogeneous Database Technology and Services strategy. Our expertise covers a comprehensive range of Database Technologies.
Trellix Database Security
Trellix Database Security finds and protects sensitive information in databases from accidental leakage and intentional exposure while maintaining security, optimizing performance, and managing access.
PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system. It has more than 15 years of active development and a proven architecture that has earned it a strong reputation for reliability, data integrity, and correctness.
Azure DocumentDB is a fully managed NoSQL database service built for fast and predictable performance, high availability, elastic scaling, global distribution, and ease of development.
MariaDB is the fastest growing Open Source database with more than 12 million users worldwide. Started by the founders of MySQL, MariaDB Corporation is reinventing the database to support today’s enterprise needs from OLTP to analytics from a single SQL compliant interface.
Extend your data-management capabilities with the power of the cloud. When you access trusted cloud database resources, you achieve the speed and scale you need, while reducing your hardware, maintenance, and administration costs.
Welcome to our first newsletter for the new Ascent financial year. While the recent past has been challenging for all of us, we at Ascent believe that the corner has well and truly been turned. With that conviction comes an invigorated anticipation of the new challenges which lie ahead.
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