IBM DB2 UDB DBA

IBM DB2 UDB License Help

Stretch your administration dollars with Xtivia’s Remote DBA Services for IBM DB2 UDB

Just pick up the phone and our DB2 System Engineers will help you with urgent DB2 UDB problems, new projects or DB2 DBA staff augmentation.

We can help you:

• By thoroughly reviewing your DB2 databases for performance problems, stability issues, and maintenance best practices.
• Develop a DB2 Disaster Recovery solution.
• By upgrading your DB2 version! Did you know that DB2 Version 8 and 9.1 is no longer supported by IBM and version 9.5 is out of support in April of 2013?
• Take advantage of all the new features in DB2 versions 9.7 and 10.
• Install, configure and maintain DB2 in your Virtual environments.
• By setting up replication.

View a detailed menu of DB2 Services.

We are experts in all DB2 UDB versions running on Linux, UNIX and Windows

Our Service Plans

Diamond: Full time on-site resource + 24x7 on-call Remote DBA support

Platinum: 24x7 on-call Remote DBA support + 24x7 monitoring

Gold: 24x7 on-call Remote DBA support + Business Hours monitoring

Silver: Business Hours on-call Remote DBA support + Business Hours monitoring

Bronze: 24x7 on-call Remote DBA support & no monitoring

Custom: Tell us what you need!

We provide solutions for all aspects of DB2 database functionality including:

• architecting
• installation
• backup
• recovery
• performance tuning
• replication
• disaster recovery
• maintenance utilities
• migrations
• upgrades

Virtual-DBA identifies potential problems before they impact your business

We can monitor your DB2 UDB database health and identify a wide range of potential database problems and performance slow-down issues to include:

• availability
• memory usage
• catalog cache and package cache hit ratios
• tablespace utilization
• sort overflows
• lock memory usage
• diagnostic log errors

For optimal efficiency, your IBM DB2 UDB platform needs periodic Health Checks

Our Health Check for IBM DB2 UDB provides a thorough analysis of your DB2 systems. Following the Health Check you’ll receive a management-level report detailing the overall health of your system. It will also address any specific concerns you’ve expressed and list recommendations to help you achieve IBM's Best Practices for DB2.

Database consolidation saves money on hardware and staff

Database consolidation helps you manage more with fewer staff, saving you money on equipment and personnel. How? By simplifying your environment through server virtualization you’ll cut both capital and operational costs.

Our IBM DB2 UDB DBAs will help you through every step of your database consolidation including:

• assessing your environment
• planning
• facilitating standardization
• application decommissioning
• testing (both before and after virtualization)
• implementation
• managing your new environment with Virtual-DBA Services for your Virtual Environments

Cut costs and maintain productivity with Virtual-DBA support for your Virtual and Cloud environments

If your organization is like most, you want to cut costs but maintain productivity. Xtivia can help. We’ll design, implement and provide ongoing support and coverage for IBM DB2 UDB database servers on your virtual machine or cloud environment. Because our support plans are customizable, you’ll save even more money. We can provide everything from a helping hand every now and then to complete 24x7 monitoring coverage and on-call support. You decide what fits your needs and your budget.

Our IBM DB2 UDB DBA consultants are available when you need them

Sometimes you need a consultant − either short or long term. We have over 15 years’ experience in a wide range of DBA consulting projects for businesses large and small. Our DBA team − based in the U. S. − can keep your business running.

Unique requirements? We can help there too

If you have an open position requiring unique skills, our recruiting team can help you. We can find and screen IBM DB2 UDB DBA applicants for you. We’ll provide you with a list of highly qualified candidates for final interviews.