Bring the application problem first
A slow customer workflow, a growing reporting workload, or a risky schema change needs more than a server-size decision. Hapy can work with your team to establish where the database and application need attention, then implement the agreed changes.
This page describes work you can scope with Hapy. To choose between managed database products, use the cloud PostgreSQL comparison.
Define the database work
An engagement can include reviewing application queries and indexes, designing schema changes, checking connection use, and planning how background jobs and integrations read and write data. We start from the user journeys and operational problems that matter to the business.
A review should produce a prioritized plan with evidence, such as representative query behavior, migration risks, and the validation needed before a production change. Performance targets need a measured baseline and a representative workload; an instance upgrade alone does not establish that the application problem is solved.
Plan migrations as application releases
Schema and data changes affect code, jobs, reports, and integrations. Agree the sequence of changes, the expected lock or downtime risk, a validation checklist, and a recovery path. For a provider migration, also check versions, extensions, roles, access rules, data movement, and connection changes.
The implementation scope can include rehearsal in staging, application compatibility changes, migration scripts, and release instructions. Cutover and rollback decisions stay tied to explicit acceptance criteria and your production approval process.
Make recovery an owned procedure
A managed database automates parts of infrastructure operation. Your team still needs to know what can be restored, where the restored data will appear, how the app reconnects, and how to validate the result.
Hapy can help document and rehearse the agreed recovery procedure, including the relationship between database records and files in object storage. Define the recovery objective, test environment, access permissions, and data-handling requirements before a drill.
Maintain the system as it changes
In a retained engagement, database work can sit alongside application maintenance and product delivery. The agreed scope can include reviewing query regressions, planning version upgrades, maintaining migration instructions, and checking recovery documentation as new workflows are added.
Set ownership for alerts, capacity, backups, access changes, and release approvals. Support hours, response expectations, and the systems covered are agreed explicitly. Your business owns the database account, data, and application source; handoff documentation should make those responsibilities understandable to your team.
A useful starting point
Bring the application stack, database provider and version, a description of the problem, and any known release or recovery constraints. Redacted query plans or monitoring summaries can help define the review. Access is arranged only after scope and responsibilities are clear.
Use Hapy’s cloud infrastructure capability for the wider operating plan, or read the PostgreSQL web-app hosting guide to map the services around the database.