Consulting Services
Conceptlab provides senior technical consulting for businesses with difficult .NET and SQL Server problems. The focus is on diagnosis, remediation and practical improvement — not unnecessary rewrites or generic development work.
SQL Server Performance & Troubleshooting
SQL Server problems are rarely simple. Symptoms can point in multiple directions. Effective resolution requires systematic investigation — execution plan analysis, wait statistics, blocking chains — not trial and error.
- Query execution plan analysis and optimisation
- Index analysis — missing, redundant and fragmented indexes
- Parameter sniffing diagnosis and resolution
- Blocking and deadlock investigation
- Replication latency and failure troubleshooting
- TempDB contention and spill analysis
- Statistics maintenance and update strategy
- SQL Server configuration review
- Database growth and storage management
- Performance monitoring and baseline establishment
.NET & Legacy Application Support
Business applications built on .NET Framework and ASP.NET often run for years without problem — then become increasingly expensive to maintain. Conceptlab works with these systems, including those that other developers are reluctant to approach.
- Legacy application bug fixing and maintenance
- ASP.NET MVC routing, data access and authentication
- Entity Framework performance and migration issues
- C# refactoring and technical debt reduction
- Web API design, performance and integration
- JavaScript, jQuery and TypeScript in existing applications
- .NET Framework dependency updates and version review
- N+1 query identification and resolution
- Code review and quality assessment
Production Troubleshooting
Production problems cannot wait. When an application degrades or a database starts blocking everything, the business needs someone who has seen the patterns before and can work through the diagnosis systematically.
- Post-deployment performance regression analysis
- SQL Server wait statistics analysis
- Blocking chain identification and resolution
- Memory pressure and out-of-memory investigation
- Production error root cause analysis
- Failed integration diagnosis
- Intermittent and difficult-to-reproduce bug investigation
- Report and query timeout resolution
Application Modernisation
Modernisation does not automatically mean rewriting from scratch. The better question is what specifically needs to change, and what can be safely retained. Conceptlab takes an incremental, assessed approach to modernisation work.
- Legacy application assessment — what to keep, fix and modernise
- .NET Framework to modern .NET migration planning
- Architecture review and practical improvement proposals
- API modernisation and legacy wrapping
- Technical debt assessment and prioritisation
- Incremental refactoring without disrupting operations
- Database optimisation as part of modernisation
Technical Problem Diagnostic
A structured diagnostic engagement to review the problem, examine logs and database behaviour, review relevant code, identify likely root causes and produce practical recommendations. Before spending on fixes, establish what is actually wrong.
- Structured review of the reported problem
- Log and database behaviour examination
- Relevant code and architecture review
- Root cause identification
- Written recommendations with practical next steps
- This is not a free consultation — it is a focused technical assessment with a clear output
Senior Technical Consultant
Senior engineering expertise without the cost or commitment of a permanent hire. Conceptlab can work alongside existing development teams, provide technical oversight, or act as a senior technical resource for a defined period.
- Architecture reviews and technical decision support
- Code reviews and quality assessment
- Database design and query reviews
- Development team mentoring
- Difficult technical problem solving
- Temporary senior engineering capacity
- Independent technical assessment and second opinion
Discuss Your Requirements
If any of these services match what your business needs, the starting point is a direct conversation about the problem.
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