Red9 DBAs have audited 10,000+ SQL Server databases. They all had performance, security, or configuration issues.
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Many SQL Server environments appear to be running normally while underlying issues quietly degrade performance, reliability, and security.
These problems often remain undetected until they cause:
Red9 helps organizations identify and resolve these issues before they become critical incidents.
Across more than 10,000 SQL Server audits, we frequently uncover:
Slow queries impacting application performance and end-user experience, often invisible to standard monitoring tools.
Indexing gaps that force unnecessary full table scans and drive up query cost and response times.
Memory and storage configuration issues that silently limit throughput and inflate infrastructure costs.
Access control and permission settings that expose sensitive data to unnecessary risk.
Backup and disaster recovery gaps that would fail under real-world outage conditions.
High-availability configurations that appear healthy but would fail during an actual production outage.
Most teams assume everything is working correctly — until they see the data.
Red9 specializes in identifying the root causes of SQL Server performance and reliability problems.
A fast-growing payment platform had maxed out its Premium P15 tier at 100% CPU and didn't know which configuration could take the load. Red9 replayed 1.6 TB of real workload across six Azure SQL options — landing on Hyperscale, which runs 46% cheaper ($86,000 a year in savings) and 15% faster.
View Case Study ➜A vendor said add more power. Red9 tuned instead — two rounds of optimization plus a SQL Server 2022 move took their Always On pair from 32 cores to 8, cutting SQL Server licensing costs by six figures.
View Case Study ➜A vendor used random GUIDs (NEWID) as the clustered primary key, so every batch insert hit a costly sort and page splits. Red9 changed the key default to NEWSEQUENTIALID with a 4-line script — query time dropped from 5.2s to 0.8s (6.5× faster), 83% less CPU, and a $50K+ hardware upgrade avoided.
View Case Study ➜See what's possible when your SQL Server is audited by senior specialists.
Red9 focuses exclusively on SQL Server performance, reliability, and configuration optimization. Not a generalist shop — SQL Server is all we do.
Our team consists of senior SQL Server specialists with deep experience diagnosing complex production environments. No juniors on your engagement.
Organizations rely on Red9 when internal teams cannot identify the root cause of SQL Server issues. We're the specialists other DBAs call.
A structured, senior-led process — not a checkbox scan. Here's what to expect:
We analyze SQL Server configuration, performance metrics, and infrastructure.
We identify hidden performance bottlenecks, security issues, and configuration gaps.
A senior Red9 DBA walks you through every finding — no jargon, no vague summaries.
You receive clear, prioritized guidance to improve performance, stability, and security.
What a rare, great feeling it is to know when you hand off a project to someone, you can sit back and simply expect the best possible outcome. Red9's cool confidence and eagerness to deliver results are surpassed only by their deep penetrating knowledge of SQL. Whether it's SQL design, development, optimization, or recovery, Red9 is a SQL Gem.
You're the best. When I think of how long you guys stood by waiting for this work to happen, and then when it did, the Client was so pleased. Red9 SQL resources were highly skilled DBAs and I'm sure the work we are having them do is far below their qualifications — they've been outstanding in everything they've done.
On an urgent SQL issue, Red9 DBAs did a great job. With little notice, Red9 found and fixed various SQL misconfigurations and wasteful practices. After a weekend of work, the customer saw a 60% decrease in CPU utilization as a direct result of Red9's efforts.
Red9 has helped organizations identify and resolve SQL Server issues across hundreds of production environments — from mid-market companies to large enterprise teams managing mission-critical data infrastructure.
We work with clients across the United States, ranging from startups to Fortune 100 companies.
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