Database Services

The Office of Information Technology provides database hosting and administration for SQL Server, Oracle and MySQL to Adelphi departments upon request. These services can be provided through a shared server environment or a dedicated server environment.

The service offering includes the following:

• Installing and maintaining database management software.
• Backup and recovery measures to safeguard data.
• Monitoring and maintaining space usage within the database.
• Monitoring and maintaining the availability and performance of the database.
• Provisioning and monitoring security measures within the database environment.
• Controlled production implementations
• Creating or re-creating new database instances where necessary.
• Collaborating with departments in maintaining databases where database administration (DBA) involvement is necessary.
• Assisting with database migrations through the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Creating user accounts for databases required in application systems.