Consulting Rates
Expertise, by the hour
One straightforward rate — $240/hour — for senior SQL Server help from an independent consultant with more than 27 years of real-world experience. You pay for the hours you need, and not one more.
Why hourly
An hourly rate works in your favor.
Experience compresses time
Problems that take a generalist days to untangle are often familiar territory after 27 years. The rate is higher; the bill usually isn't.
As much — or as little — as you need
A single tuning session, a few weeks of focused work, or an occasional "ace up your sleeve." Engagements are shaped around what you want.
You learn as we go
I'd rather guide you to your own solution than leave you dependent on me — so every hour leaves your team a little stronger.
The rate
One simple rate.
Consulting rate
$240/hour/ hour
No minimums. Billed in 20-minute increments.
Included
In every engagement.
- A free initial consultation — never rolled into the first bill
- Knowledge transfer: explanations, not just fixes
- No long-term contract required
“It took me 40 years to be able to draw this in 5 minutes.”
Consulting
Initial consultations are always free.
Bring your toughest SQL Server problem — performance, backups and restore-testing, auditing, encryption — and get an independent, experienced second set of eyes.