Database Performance Audit

Database Performance Audit
3,999
15 mins

Is your database becoming slow, consuming excessive resources, or struggling as your application grows?

Get an independent assessment of your database performance, query patterns, indexing strategy, and data-access layer, with a prioritized report explaining what is slowing your system down and what you should fix first.

What I review

  • SQL queries and query execution patterns
  • Query performance and potential bottlenecks
  • Indexing strategy
  • Table and schema design
  • Joins and filtering
  • N+1 query patterns
  • Transactions and locking
  • Database connection usage
  • ORM/database access patterns
  • Large-table and high-volume data concerns
  • Caching opportunities
  • Read/write patterns
  • Scalability considerations
  • Potential database architecture issues

What you receive

  • Overall database performance assessment
  • Category-wise performance evaluation
  • Identification of slow or inefficient queries
  • Indexing recommendations
  • Database design observations
  • Prioritized performance findings
  • Critical / High / Medium / Low severity classification
  • Recommended optimizations
  • Expected impact of recommended changes where it can be reasonably estimated
  • Database optimization roadmap
  • Detailed written audit report

How it works

  1. Book the audit.
  2. Share the relevant database schema, queries, execution plans, logs, metrics, or other available information.
  3. I analyze the provided material and identify performance bottlenecks and optimization opportunities.
  4. You receive the written audit report.
  5. We use the scheduled session to walk through the key findings and recommendations.

Ideal for

  • Applications experiencing slow database queries
  • Startups preparing for increased traffic
  • Large or rapidly growing databases
  • Teams experiencing database CPU/load issues
  • Developers trying to optimize slow APIs
  • Teams preparing for database scaling or migration

Recommended starting price: ₹3,999

The final scope depends on database size, number of queries/tables reviewed, and the amount of performance data provided.