DBAI Platform is for organisations in the UK, Europe and the US whose data platform needs more people than they have. It's usually a CTO, CIO or Head of Data who gets in touch. Here's when it fits - and when it doesn't.
Database administrators and data engineers are hard to find, and the platform cannot wait for a hire.
If they leave, so does the knowledge of how your platform runs.
Sources need connecting and nobody has time to build and maintain the feeds.
The same measure means different things in different reports.
But you're wary of handing them AI you cannot check.
If you need one defined project, such as a migration, see Data Services. If you only need database administration, see DBAaaS.
DBAI Platform bundles four standalone VLDB services into one coordinated service. Each is also available on its own - DBAI is the managed, all-in-one version.
"Metadata-only" applies to DBAsk's AI specifically - it never sees your underlying data, only the metadata needed to draft SQL for a person to approve. Data integration and modelling work processes business data directly, within your agreed environment.
DBAI Platform runs on your existing database, such as SQL Server, or on a VLDB-provisioned EnterpriseDB environment - these are the environments we've validated so far, not a claim of universal compatibility.
Tell us what you're running. We'll confirm whether DBAI Platform fits your environment as part of the enquiry - before anything is scoped or priced.
One fee covers all four parts, within a scope we agree with you - not a one-size tariff. We agree the scope first, then price it.
We review delivery with you every month, and the backlog moves as your priorities do.
A short process to confirm fit before anything is agreed - no scope, no price, until both sides are confident it's right. There's no obligation until you agree the scope.
Tell us about your platform, your team and the gaps you're trying to close.
Someone from our team gets in touch to understand your platform, your pipelines, your data models and what you want from AI.
We run what we heard past our CTO and technical team, to check it's a good fit - what we can deliver, with what capacity, and in which environment.
We come back with a scope and a proposal covering what's included, service hours, environments and terms. You can change it before you agree.
One recurring contract, then onboarding. We review delivery with you every month.
VLDB has built and run enterprise data platforms since 2008, for clients across finance, retail, automotive, technology, industry, health and the public sector. DBAI Platform brings together work we already do: database administration, data engineering and DBAsk. You deal with one team, not three suppliers.
All four parts, within the scope we agree: the databases, the pipelines on the backlog, the models, and how DBAsk is used. If your needs grow, we change the scope with you.
We price it once we understand your platform. There's no published tariff - scope is agreed first, then priced.
Where it's a good fit, yes. We check before we agree scope, and we'll tell you if it's not a match.
They depend on the scope we agree with you - from business hours to 24/7, depending on what the platform needs.
DBAsk's AI sees metadata only, and a person approves the SQL before it runs. The pipelines and models do work with business data, inside the environment we agree with you.
DBAaaS is database administration. Data Services is project work, such as a migration. DBAI Platform combines ongoing database administration, pipelines, models and DBAsk in one monthly service.
No. SovereignDB is an optional platform choice, not a requirement.
Only need one piece of this? Data Services, DBAaaS and DBAsk are all available as standalone services - explore Data Services, DBAaaS, or DBAsk on their own. SovereignDB is also available as an optional platform choice, never a requirement - see SovereignDB.
Tell us about your platform and what you need. Someone from our team will get in touch to talk it through. There's no obligation until you agree the scope.