Consolidating scattered databases: fewer servers, fewer licenses, less pain
Having twenty small databases is not redundancy; it is paying for the same problem twenty times.
Over the years, databases multiply: one per project, one per department, one left over from that old system. Each one adds a server, a license, backups, and someone to look after it. Consolidating the ones that make sense together reduces servers, licensed cores, and maintenance hours, without losing what matters.
01 Fewer servers, fewer cores to license
Consolidating compatible workloads reduces the number of instances and, with them, the cores you pay for on proprietary engines.
02 Maintenance divides, it does not multiply
Backing up, patching, and monitoring five servers costs more than doing it on one that is properly sized. Less surface, fewer hours.
03 Better use of the hardware you already paid for
Many loose databases run at 10% of capacity. Bringing them together taps idle resources instead of buying more iron.
04 Consolidating is not stacking everything blindly
You group the compatible workloads and isolate the critical ones. The goal is fewer servers, not a single point of failure.
// A typical case (illustrative)
Picture 12 databases spread across 9 servers, most of them working well below capacity. Consolidating the compatible ones onto 3 properly sized servers lowers the licensed cores, cuts maintenance windows to a third, and frees up hardware. The combined annual savings on licenses and operations runs around 40%.
Illustrative example with typical market figures, not a specific client.
// next step
Ask for a map of your current databases with a safe consolidation proposal. At dba.mx we deliver it at a fixed price with a firm cap, making sure consolidation cuts cost without creating a single point of failure.