Expert PostgreSQL Consulting for Performance, Architecture and Migration
For challenges that go beyond a quick answer.
Have an experienced Postgres DBA with over 10+ years of experience on your team without the overhead.
When to bring us in
Consulting can be purchased as a bundle of DBA hours, scoped to your PostgreSQL project.
Here are a few examples:
🎯You’re facing a major PostgreSQL version upgrade
Major version upgrades are one of the highest-risk operations in a PostgreSQL lifecycle. Deprecated features, extension incompatibilities, and silent performance regressions can turn a routine maintenance window into a production incident.
Need guidance? We've outlined how to perform PostgreSQL major upgrades on our blog, and provide a dedicated walkthrough for Amazon RDS.
Not sure if you need an upgrade? You can check whether your PostgreSQL version is still supported in the PostgreSQL versioning policy.
We support upgrades in two ways:
- Pre-upgrade workshop – audit your current environment, identify risks, and develop a clear upgrade roadmap you can execute with confidence
- Hands-on upgrade support – end-to-end delivery from planning to execution, validation, and post-upgrade performance verification
🎯You're building or reworking a CDC pipeline
Setting up Change Data Capture for analytics, replication, or event streaming introduces PostgreSQL-specific considerations, such as WAL configuration, replication slot management, logical decoding, and upstream impact on your primary.
If you're evaluating tools, hitting unexpected behaviour, or designing a pipeline from scratch, we work through the specifics with you.
🎯Recurring performance issues
Something is slowing your system down, and it keeps coming back. You've made changes, things improve briefly, and then the same symptoms return. Intermittent slowdowns, unpredictable query regressions, or load patterns that don't match what your monitoring suggests — these problems require deeper investigation.
We dig into the history of the issue, not just the current state, to find what's actually causing it and make sure the fix holds.
🎯You need a backup strategy you can actually recover from
Many teams have backups in place — but far fewer have a recovery plan they truly trust. In a real incident, backups alone are not enough. What matters is whether you can restore quickly, completely, and predictably.
We often see gaps like untested restores or unclear recovery objectives (RTO/RPO). These issues usually only surface when it's already too late.
As data volumes grow, backup and recovery become more complex. Reliable setups typically require Continuous WAL Archiving and Point-in-Time Recovery (PITR) to recover to the exact moment before failure.
We help teams build a disaster recovery strategy that works in practice, not just on paper:
- Recovery-first design – define realistic RTO/RPO and validate them through real restore tests
- Reliable backup architecture – implement WAL archiving and PITR
- Retention done right – avoid common pitfalls and align retention with backup schedules and recovery goals
- Works in your environment – from simple setups to complex HA environments, including Patroni integration, scalable deployment patterns
Consulting may also be a part of one of our structured engagements
Frequently Asked Questions
about consulting service
What kind of PostgreSQL consulting do you offer?
We provide comprehensive, on-demand PostgreSQL consulting services covering a wide range of database administration, optimisation, and architecture tasks. Our PostgreSQL experts support backup strategy implementation, major version upgrades, and database migration to new hardware or infrastructure.
We assist with PostgreSQL configuration tuning, monitoring setup, and performance optimisation, including query optimisation, bottleneck analysis, and database performance tuning to improve response times. We also advise on PostgreSQL architecture design and provide expert guidance for migrations to PostgreSQL from other database systems.
Our goal is to ensure your PostgreSQL environment is high-performing, scalable, and reliable, while helping reduce service latency and eliminate performance bottlenecks.
When should I consider PostgreSQL consulting?
PostgreSQL consulting is valuable in a range of scenarios, whether you operate large-scale systems or smaller environments. You may benefit from PostgreSQL consulting services if:
You manage multiple high-load databases with an in-house DBA team but need deep PostgreSQL expertise for complex challenges
You run a smaller setup where database administration is infrequent, making a full-time DBA unnecessary
You are planning a database migration to PostgreSQL from a commercial system and require experienced guidance
You are preparing architecture changes, system upgrades, or one-off projects that require external PostgreSQL expertise
In all these cases, consulting provides targeted, expert support without the need for permanent in-house resources.
Should I choose PostgreSQL consulting or support services?
The choice between PostgreSQL consulting and support services depends on your team’s needs, internal expertise, and required response times.
PostgreSQL consulting services are best suited when you need on-demand expert guidance rather than continuous involvement. Consulting is request-based: our PostgreSQL consultants respond during business hours, typically within a few hours, and work on clearly defined tasks such as troubleshooting, performance tuning, or architecture questions. It allows you to control the level of involvement of our DBA team and is ideal if:
you have in-house DBAs who can diagnose issues and formulate specific requests
you need expert input on particular problems or projects
you want flexible access to PostgreSQL expertise without ongoing commitments
However, consulting does not include proactive monitoring or immediate incident response, and it may be less effective for identifying related or hidden issues without full system visibility.
If your business requires fast reaction to incidents, proactive database management, and continuous involvement in planning and maintaining your PostgreSQL environment, then PostgreSQL support services are a better fit. Support provides ongoing partnership, deeper system familiarity, and active participation in the long-term stability and development of your database infrastructure.
Prior to any engagement we always schedule a call with prospective clients to understand your requirements and recommend the most suitable and cost-efficient format.
Can you help even if we don’t have a dedicated DBA?
Yes. Many of our clients don’t have an in-house PostgreSQL specialist. Our PostgreSQL consulting services are well suited for teams without a dedicated DBA, supporting developers and DevOps teams with on-demand PostgreSQL expertise.
We assist with tasks such as performance optimisation, configuration tuning, monitoring setup, upgrades, and troubleshooting. Our consultants work based on your requests—whether you have a clearly defined issue or need help diagnosing a problem. We can perform an initial analysis of your PostgreSQL system, recommend the best approach, and support implementation once agreed.
This approach gives you access to experienced PostgreSQL DBAs when needed, without the cost of hiring a full-time specialist, while ensuring your database remains reliable, efficient, and scalable.
What outcomes can we expect from working with you?
The outcomes depend on your goals, but clients typically see measurable improvements in areas that matter most to their business—such as PostgreSQL performance, system stability, scalability, and risk reduction. Through targeted optimisation, audits, and expert guidance, we help align your database environment with your technical and business objectives.
For clients focused on cost efficiency, we optimise resource usage and configurations—often leading to significant cloud cost reductions, in some cases by 4–5×.
Because our consultants work closely with your team, you also benefit from knowledge transfer and upskilling. Developers and DBAs gain practical, hands-on expertise, strengthening your internal capabilities over time.
Ultimately, you achieve not only a better-performing PostgreSQL system, but also a more capable team and a setup that supports your long-term goals.
What It’s Like Working With Us
“We have been working with Data Egret for many years, and we don’t feel like they are an external service – they are part of our team. We’re proud to be supported by such a wonderful company.”
Iurii Kudriashov
Head of backend development
Sweatcoin
Why choose us as your consulting team
Deep PostgreSQL expertise combined with real-world experience in modern infrastructure.
- Recognised PostgreSQL Contributors
- PostgreSQL tools developers
- Frequent speakers at PostgreSQL Community conferences
- Senior consultants with 10+ years of PostgreSQL experience each
- Significant Contributing sponsor to PostgreSQL, as recognised by the PostgreSQL community.
- Proud member of the German Open Source Business Alliance (OSBA) — the Federal Association for Digital Sovereignty.
Co-founding member of Open Source Alliance for PostgreSQL Education.
Contact us to get your consulting quote today.
Phone
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