Productized engagement

Is your PostgreSQL healthy — or just running?

PostgreSQL rarely fails loudly. It degrades quietly: bloat, vacuum debt, untested backups, HA that has never failed over. A one-week health check finds the problems while they are still cheap to fix.

1 week fixed timeline, agreed up front
Remote, mostly read-only delivery format
Prioritized fix list what you leave with

The engagement

PostgreSQL Health Check, in detail

01

Who it is for

Teams running PostgreSQL in production — self-hosted, on RDS, Cloud SQL, or Azure Database — who want an independent, evidence-based review of their operational posture.

02

The problem it solves

Operational debt compounds silently: slow queries get slower, vacuum falls behind, backups are assumed working until they are needed. By the time it becomes an incident, the fix is expensive. The health check catches it early, ranked by severity.

03

What's included

  • Automated health scan plus manual review of vacuum and autovacuum, bloat, and index hygiene
  • Backup, point-in-time recovery, and high-availability review — replication lag, failover posture
  • Security review: roles, network exposure, secrets handling
  • Slow-query analysis with remediation guidance
  • Prioritized fix list your own team can execute
04

Deliverables

  • Written health report with findings ranked by severity
  • Slow-query analysis with remediation guidance
  • Prioritized fix list, sequenced quick wins first
  • Read-out session with your team
05

Typical duration

One week, remote. Evidence gathering in the first days, analysis and write-up after. Minimal load on your team — read-only access and one or two short working sessions.

06

What happens afterward

Most health checks convert into remediation sprints — fixed-scope fix waves for the items your team does not have time to tackle. We can also upskill your team through the Academy's PostgreSQL training, or scope a Database Migration Assessment if the health check surfaces a fundamental platform mismatch.

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Start free, then go deep

Our PostgreSQL Health self-assessment is a free self-assessment you can finish in minutes. This engagement is the next level: we get inside your environment and produce findings your team can execute.

Start here

Find the problems while they are cheap.

Thirty minutes with an architect to confirm the scope. One week later you have a ranked fix list and a read-out.