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Microsoft SQL Server Support at Rackspace

Rackspace's SQL support means a great deal. With more than 6,000 servers currently running Microsoft SQL, Rackspace has established itself as the expert in database servers. Being awarded the Microsoft Hosting Provider of the Year three times reaffirms our standing. Your entire hosting environment—from hardware, to network, OS and databases are monitored and supported by the leaders in IT hosting.


As a Rackspace customer running SQL, you always get Fanatical Support® and the following SQL support:

  • Installation
  • Convenient monthly licensing
  • Optional live database backup agent
  • Basic troubleshooting assistance
  • Standard maintenance plan


Additional SQL Database Services

If you're looking for even more extensive SQL support, you should consider the Intensive service level with SQL Sage—our optional support upgrade—for these additional services:

  • Initial environment assessment and performance recommendations
  • Database performance monitoring
  • Customized maintenance plans
  • DBA consultation for performance improvement
  • Up to two hours of professional services per month (query optimization, log file maintenance, server performance diagnostics, etc.)


If you think you might need even more SQL expertise, we have additional DBA consultative services that are available to you on a time and materials basis.*


Our Microsoft Expertise
By partnering with Microsoft, Rackspace has elevated our expertise and support well beyond those of other providers. More than 80 Rackspace employees have earned the title of Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), and many have gone on to earn additional Microsoft certifications including MCSA, MCSE, MCDBA, MCT, MCDST. This level of dedication to mastering Microsoft hosting solutions has earned us the distinction of being honored as Microsoft's Hosting Provider of the Year three times—2003, 2005 and 2007. Rackspace was also voted Best Database Hosting Company of 2005 by the readers of SQL Server Magazine.

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