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A better database strategy. A clearer licence bill.

Reduce . or remove . SQL Server licensing, while landing on a supported, managed data platform.

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SQL Server Licence Optimisation

A practical path from review to delivery.

UK customer engagement from Cambridge, connected to engineering and delivery teams in Qatar and India.

What we help you achieve

  • Licence cost cut or removed
  • A clean audit position
  • Supported, patched databases

We establish a baseline during discovery and agree how progress will be measured.

What we deliver

  • Licence vs deployment audit
  • Feature-usage scan
  • Edition and core right-sizing
  • Instance consolidation
  • Azure SQL or RDS migration
  • Exit to PostgreSQL
The Nextrabit approach

Clear decisions at every stage.

01

Discover

Map your estate, business priorities and dependencies.

02

Design

Agree the target architecture, cost model and acceptance criteria.

03

Implement

Test a pilot and deliver in controlled stages.

04

Secure

Validate identity, access and workload protections.

05

Manage

Document ownership, support and operational procedures.

06

Optimise

Review evidence and prioritise further improvements.

Ways to engage

Start at the stage you need.

Assess

SQL Server licence review

A scoped review with findings, a prioritised roadmap and a commercial proposal for the next stage.

Deliver

Pilot and implementation

A tested first phase, agreed acceptance criteria and a controlled rollout with handover.

Operate

Ongoing support

An agreed service scope, escalation process and regular review of performance, risk and cost.

Scope, milestones and pricing follow discovery. Licensing, cloud consumption and third-party tooling are identified separately in the proposal. Savings depend on feature usage, application compatibility, licence entitlements and migration cost.

Questions before you start

Where do we start?

Start with a sql server licence review. We agree the systems, stakeholders and evidence required before defining the work.

Can you work alongside our existing IT team?

Yes. We can support a specific assessment or implementation, or agree ongoing operations. Responsibilities and access permissions are documented before delivery.

How is the engagement priced?

We quote against an agreed scope. Project fees, recurring support and platform or licence costs are set out separately so you can compare the full cost.

What information should we share first?

Tell us your main challenge, current platform, approximate estate size and any target dates. Please do not send passwords or confidential system exports through a public enquiry.

Start with a clear scope

Request a sql server licence review.

Tell us what you need to change. We will discuss your priorities and propose an assessment with agreed deliverables, dependencies and pricing.

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