What Oninit Can Do For You

Oninit is the leading UNIX and Informix technical consulting firm, based in the UK and US but operating around the globe. We have a dedicated technical support team and an extensive professional services team. We are a partner-centric organization and have links to many of the leading development and system integration companies in the UK, the US, and the EU. Oninit provides the following services to users of IBM Informix Relational Database Management Servers:

Training

On-site custom-developed training courses for DBAs and developers.

Emergency response consulting

We are always available at hourly rates to provide extra hands for the accomplishment of routine operational tasks or to diagnose and correct sudden problems.

One-time and recurring scheduled comprehensive server health checks

Through direct hands-on observation of a client's database system we will provide a comprehensive report of the operational health of the server, which may include recommended ways to improve performance or reduce the impact of server operations on the system.

Server tuning follow-up service

Shortly after clients make changes which we have recommended to their server configuration, we can perform a brief version of our Comprehensive Server Health Check to determine the effect of the modifications on production behavior.

Stand-by on-site DBA service

We can have our staff familiarized with a client's internal systems and configurations so that in an emergency, if the client's DBA staff cannot be present for an extended period, Oninit can step in and be on-site for periods from a few days to several weeks.

Remote DBA service

We can provide trained DBAs to be available on call to respond to emergencies, reconfigure servers, reorganize data, and other similar day-to-day DBA functions from off-site locations on a pre-contracted basis.

24x7 passive remote monitoring

We can set up remote monitoring and event notification using AGS Server Studio and Sentinel, or using the Open Source Nagios monitoring engine and Nagios sensors for IDS developed by Oninit, to alert a client's staff and management as well as our own technicians of situations requiring immediate attention. At the client's request, Oninit can provide expertise to handle the problem or to recommend solutions. This service includes a client-selected number of hours of pre-paid hands-on support and monthly event summary reports.

24x7 active remote support, monitoring and DBA service

This is an extension of our Remote DBA and 24x7 Passive Remote Monitoring services. Through this we contract to pro-actively connect to a client's systems upon receiving automated alerts, recognizing unusual server conditions, or client support telephone or email requests, and evaluate the situation. Depending on the client's needs we will either resolve the situation or recommend solutions, including submitting and tracking 3rd party vendor support cases. This service includes quarterly service review meetings, quarterly Management System Status reports, and, optionally, annual or more frequent Comprehensive Health Check reports, plus an optional client-selected number of days of on-site and off-site consulting service. The service also includes 24x7 telephone and email hot lines.

Remote archive service

We provide secure remote backups and off-site copying of archived data to our systems, where we test the archive for integrity and to ensure that it can be successfully restored. (Service limited to approximately 2500GB of data per archive due to the practicalities of communications channels.)

Database architecture

We will design a database for your entire business or for specific projects based on information content, retention, and access pattern requirements.

Database architecture review

We will review your existing database schema and recommend minimally invasive ways to improve performance or enhance system capability.

Software development

We can take full responsibility for the entire project life cycle, from requirements gathering to application delivery and distribution. We have expertise in several development environments and on multiple operating environments.

Web hosting

Web hosting in our underground server farm.

Off-site recovery site hosting

Oninit will commit to maintain a compatible server environment as a cold backup server. We will coordinate with the client to transfer system archives and logical log backups from the client's data center to our underground server farm and perform an integrity check of the archive when received. In the case of the planned or catastrophic loss of the client's data center, we will restore the latest available archive, roll forward all subsequent logical logs, and position the system to replace the lost server.