Edgewood Solutions, a premier consulting company focused on providing solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, today announced its new SQL Server performance audit service offering based on VERITAS Indepth™ for SQL Server application performance management software. A white paper, “Reach the SQL Server Performance Tuning Pinnacle,” a guide to performance tuning techniques, is being released in conjunction with this service offering.

MERRIMACK, NH June 23, 2004 – Edgewood Solutions, a premier consulting company focused on providing solutions for Microsoft SQL Server, today announced its new SQL Server performance audit service offering based on VERITAS Indepth™ for SQL Server application performance management software. A white paper, “Reach the SQL Server Performance Tuning Pinnacle,” a guide to performance tuning techniques, is being released in conjunction with this service offering.

The SQL Server performance audit service includes a three-day, on-site visit from a SQL Server expert. The process involves the use of VERITAS Indepth for SQL Server software to collect performance statistics, a review of the findings, and detailed, written recommendations from an Edgewood SQL Server tuning expert.

The use of VERITAS Indepth for SQL Server software is the key differentiator in the Edgewood Solutions process. This tool collects detailed performance metrics that contribute to poor performance and provide deep visibility into complex performance issues. The SQL Server expert leverages the metrics to identify the root cause of performance degradation and recommends how to resolve the issue.

As more companies rely on SQL Server for mission-critical applications and for server consolidation, Edgewood Solutions sees a growing interest in application performance management for this platform. "The VERITAS Indepth product is the perfect complement to our performance tuning services," said Greg Robidoux, president, Edgewood Solutions. "With the use of VERITAS Indepth software, we can spend less time finding a problem and more time focusing on how to resolve it – which directly benefits our customers. With only a 1-to-2 percent overhead on the system, VERITAS Indepth software allows us to continuously monitor performance.”

Achieving high performing SQL Servers takes commitment as well as the proper combination of people, processes and technology. The Performance Tuning white paper reviews three methodologies for performance tuning: the educated guess approach, the culmination of various tools, and the definitive solution utilizing VERITAS Indepth for SQL Server software. The white paper provides recommendations to lower total cost of ownership and recognize ROI for existing and future SQL Server investments.

“Performance tuning is critical to new projects and existing systems,” said Robidoux. “This paper outlines how VERITAS Indepth for SQL Server software is designed to allow companies to collect performance statistics on a continuous basis, moving them from reactive performance tuning to proactive performance management.”

“Edgewood Solutions’ decision to base its new service offering on VERITAS Indepth for SQL Server software underscores the value of APM in helping IT organizations achieve desired application service levels and maximum value from their IT investments,” said Michael Sotnick, vice president of partner sales for VERITAS Software. “Application performance software, one of the key building blocks of VERITAS’ utility computing strategy, enables our channel partners to help customers deliver agreed-upon levels of availability and performance and dynamically adapt to changing business demands.”

To find out more about the “SQL Server Performance Audit” contact Edgewood Solutions at 888.788.2444 or on the web at www.edgewoodsolutions.com/services/performanceaudit.asp.

To download the free white paper visit www.edgewoodsolutions.com/whitepaper.asp

About Edgewood Solutions
Edgewood Solutions is a Microsoft certified partner and has been a VERITAS partner for three years. Edgewood is solely focused on designing, implementing, and supporting industry-leading Microsoft SQL Server solutions. Edgewood provides the ideal solution to organizations via processes and technology to best manage, protect and optimize an organizations biggest asset: their data. For more information about Edgewood Solutions, contact Sheryl Allen, sheryla@edgewoodsolutions.com, 888-788-2444, or visit www.edgewoodsolutions.com.