The Amaral Group, LLC Announces New Oracle and SQL Server Remote Database Management offerings; Boston Area IT Consulting Firm to Offer Remote Managed Services


ACTON, Mass., June 11, 2001 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Amaral Group, LLC (http://www.amaral.com) announced the release of its Remote DBA (R-DBA) services for organizations that require a proactive solution for managing their data and information. The Remote DBA (R-DBA) services offer a variety of cost-effective alternatives to a full-time Database Administrator (DBA) or multiple full-time on-site DBAs. R-DBA is a complete database management service that provides organizations with remote monitoring and management of Oracle databases running on UNIX and Windows NT/2000, and Microsoft SQL Server on Windows NT/2000.

"Our R-DBA services have been designed from the feedback we've gotten from our clients who require 24x7 coverage for their mission critical databases, but can't afford the cost of hiring full-time DBAs or multiple DBAs." said Joseph Amaral, President of the Amaral Group, LLC. "From on-site design, installation and support to a full 24 hours a day, 7 days a week (7x24) remote monitoring, alerting and data collection service -- R-DBA services are cost-effective and scaleable solutions."

Pricing and Availability

Pricing for R-DBA services start at $1,100 per month for Bronze level 24x7 support and includes:

24x7 remote monitoring
 Failure reports via SNMP traps to pagers
 Monthly reports on the overall health of database instances
 R-DBA personnel respond within 60 minutes of a failure
 System and Database audit
 Our combined years of IT experience supporting and maintaining
 complex Infrastructures

Silver and Gold support packages are also available for incremental additional costs. All services are available immediately by calling (800) 541-7332 (ext. 250) or emailing DBA@amaral.com.

About The Amaral Group, LLC

The Amaral Group, LLC (http://www.amaral.com) specializes in providing design and implementation services to clients in networking, database, voice and Internet technologies. Our clients include the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (ITS07 & BT9H03A), and businesses, big and small, involved in health care, manufacturing, higher education, accounting, law, real estate and insurance.

As a company, The Amaral Group, LLC is a Microsoft Certified Partner and is partnered with leading vendors including: Oracle, AT&T, Avaya, Intel, Novell, Cisco Systems, Nortel Networks, Lucent Technologies, 3Com, ConQwest and COM2001. Individually, our consultants are registered as Microsoft Certified Systems Engineers (MCSE) and Professionals (MCP), Novell Certified Network Engineers (CNE), Cisco Certified Internetwork Experts (CCIE) and Oracle Certified Professionals (OCP).

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