The underlying SQL Server schema design and implementation — more than any other single factor — has the biggest impact on SQL Server performance, reliability, data integrity, security, and the ability to generate the types of reports and data analytics necessary to drive your business decisions. Our expert SQL Server consultants will help you identify root-cause issues with your SQL schema design and implementation that impact important areas of your business, and make specific recommendations that are necessary to maintain and extend your database in a cost-effective manner Learn more about SQL Server Database Audits.

Many business manage their core business data using a highly customized version of Microsoft Excel and.or MS Access, but eventually outgrow the limited capabilities these products can offer.  More Users, more data, and the ability to support multiple Users in different locations are among the primary factors that necessitate migration of an in-house system to the SQL Server database.  PCA specializes in converting Excel and/or MS Access to SQL Server, and migrating legacy data from these intro-level products to a commercial-grade database designed to handle growing business needs. Learn more about Excel and/or MS Access to SQL Server migration services.

Many in-house designed MS Access and SQL Server databases do not fully realize their potential efficiency, speed and capabilities due to poor database design and/or improper use of database engineering methods.  PCA is expert with the latest MS Access and SQL Server tuning and optimization techniques, and can implement remedial engineering techniques that will substantially speed up your database and avoid reliability and data corruption issues that plague most office-grown system.  We can clean up your existing design and current data so that your database performs as quickly as it did when it was first created. Learn more about SQL Server Database Tuning and Optimization.

Do you have a large database with complex structures that stymies your reporting efforts?  Is the data in your reports incomplete or unreliable?  Are you unable to identify important patterns and trends within your business data? Are you spending too much to support specialized, ad hoc reporting needs?  There are several different reporting approaches that are appropriate to different business needs, and going down the wrong path can be expensive and fall short of your needs.  PCA can put you on the right path, and design efficient and intuitive reporting and analysis solutions that allow users to quickly visualize and understand large amounts of data. Learn more Database Reporting and Analytics.