Your data is your competitive advantage — but only when it's reliable, fast, and accessible. Mi4's DBA & Data Services team keeps your SQL Server environments performing at peak, your data pipelines running cleanly, and your architecture ready for whatever the next acquisition demands.
From installation through 24/7 monitoring, Mi4's DBA team handles every layer of your data infrastructure so your team can focus on production — not plumbing.
Full-lifecycle SQL Server administration covering installation, configuration, version upgrades, index optimization, query tuning, and capacity planning. We operate as your embedded DBA team — whether you need one hour a month or 40 hours a week.
Purpose-built data models for oil & gas operations — well hierarchies, production allocation structures, AFE tracking schemas, division of interest tables, and regulatory reporting data stores designed for both OLTP and analytical workloads.
Reliable, auditable data pipelines that move production volumes, check stubs, land records, regulatory filings, and field data from their source systems into your operational databases and data warehouses. Built with SSIS, Azure Data Factory, or Python — whatever fits your stack.
From dimensional modeling through deployment and user adoption, Mi4 builds data warehouses that consolidate production, financial, land, and regulatory data into a single analytical platform. We deliver warehouses that actually get used — because we build them around your existing reports.
Acquired a new asset with a disparate database? Retiring a legacy system? Mi4 handles cross-system migrations with full data validation, zero-downtime cutovers where possible, and post-migration reconciliation reports that give stakeholders confidence the numbers moved correctly.
Define RPO and RTO targets with confidence. Mi4 designs and tests backup strategies using SQL Server native backup, Azure Backup, and Always On Availability Groups. Quarterly DR rehearsals are included — because a backup plan you have never restored is not a backup plan.
Automated alerting for deadlocks, blocking chains, disk pressure, job failures, and replication latency. When alerts fire at 2 AM on a Sunday during month-end close, an Mi4 DBA answers the phone — not a tier-1 help desk reading from a script.
Move from on-premises SQL Server to Azure SQL Managed Instance or AWS RDS without disrupting operations. Mi4 conducts compatibility assessments, manages the migration, configures networking and security baselines, and trains your team on the new platform.
Generic IT firms staff your account with whoever is available. Mi4 brings a focused team that has been working inside oil & gas data systems since 2007.
Our team understands production allocation, division of interest calculations, regulatory reporting (PRISM, OCC, RRC), and the unique data relationships that characterize upstream oil & gas operations. We hit the ground running on day one.
When you call Mi4, you reach a senior DBA in Houston — not an overseas support queue. Our proximity to the energy capital of the world means on-site visits are practical, time zones align, and our team networks with the same O&G technology community you do.
Since 2007, Mi4 has managed mission-critical data environments for independent operators, mid-size E&P companies, and field service firms across the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, and SCOOP/STACK plays. Our track record speaks for itself.
Every engagement begins with understanding your data — not pitching a predefined solution. Here is how Mi4 approaches a new DBA & Data Services relationship.
Free environment audit covering performance baselines, backup integrity, security posture, and architectural gaps specific to your O&G data landscape.
A written architecture and service plan scoped to your operations, budget, and growth trajectory — reviewed and approved before any work begins.
Systematic execution by senior DBAs following change control and documentation standards, with regular progress check-ins and zero surprise billing.
24/7 automated monitoring with human review. Monthly health reports give you full visibility into performance trends and proactive recommendations.
Quarterly business reviews translate operational changes — new wells, new acquisitions, growing data volumes — into database infrastructure decisions before they become problems.
Oil and gas databases are not like retail or healthcare databases. Production allocation hierarchies, decimal interest splits, vintage production stacking, and multi-operator well relationships create data complexity that generic DBA teams routinely get wrong. Mi4's team has spent over 15 years solving these exact problems.
"We had a patchwork of SQL Server instances accumulated through three acquisitions over five years — different versions, no documentation, and backup jobs that had silently been failing for months. Mi4 came in, conducted a thorough assessment, and handed us a clear roadmap within two weeks. Eighteen months later, we have a consolidated, well-documented data environment running on Azure SQL Managed Instance with real 24/7 monitoring. The migration was completely transparent to our production operations. I cannot recommend them highly enough."
Mi4 will audit your SQL Server environment, identify your top three risks, and provide a written action plan — at no charge, with no obligation. Most assessments are completed within 5 business days.