Managed SQL Server. In your cloud. On your terms
Tessell lets you run your entire SQL Server estate from one control plane, with full governance and control, entirely inside your own cloud account.
Solving the hardest parts of running SQL Server
US Collectibles Marketplace
IOPS capped by their database service. But now:
US Financial Services Company
SQL Server stuck in an aging data center. But now:
Fortune 500 US Bank
Four engines, four ways of working. But now:But Tessell handles IO and compute separately
Three architectural decisions that change how your database estate performs, costs, and scales: more performance without more compute, more databases without more servers, more storage without more re-architecture.
NVMe-backed infrastructure. IOPS without the compute penalty.
Tessell decouples storage performance from compute entirely, so you right-size compute for your application, not your storage throughput. Provisioned on storage-optimized instance families with local NVMe SSDs, no shared-storage bottlenecks, no remote-disk latency.
Large-scale workloads. No architectural ceiling.
Whether your estate runs on AWS or Azure, Tessell is built for storage at scale, with multi-disk striping, NVMe-backed shapes, and storage that grows with your data independently of compute. No forced re-architecture when the workload demands more.
One VM. Multiple database instances.
Tessell's multi-service model lets a single VM host multiple isolated database instances simultaneously. Higher density means fewer servers to run, manage, and patch, with no trade-off in isolation.
Your data stays in your cloud. Always.
Tessell’s control plane runs inside your own cloud account so the data plane never leaves your perimeter while you keep ownership of the infrastructure and full control of your data.
Runs in your own account
Every database runs in your subscription, your resource groups, your tenancy. Tessell's control plane holds only metadata and never has inbound access to your data.
Bring your own license, image, and security
Carry your existing SQL Server license onto the platform. Bring your own machine images, security groups, and DNS so your environment comes across as it is.
Your keys, your encryption
Data is encrypted at rest and in transit, with customer-managed keys held in your own account. You control rotation, and revoking the keys cuts access immediately.
Private by design
No public internet exposure. Database connectivity stays on private networking inside your own account, with no inbound paths and your perimeter under your full control.Built for how DBAs actually work
The operations you used to script and babysit, now built into the platform and consistent across every SQL Server instance.
Provisioning
Choose your cloud, edition, compute shapes, to provision standardized and governed instances in minutes. Application teams can serve themselves within the guardrails you set, through the control plane or as code in their pipelines.
- One-click or as-code
- Standard & High Performance shapes
- Self-service within guardrails
Three ways to run SQL Server in the cloud
Every approach makes a trade-off between control, operational load, and how your workload can scale. The question is not which is best. It is which trade-off you can live with, and whether you have to make one at all.
You run SQL Server on cloud by yourself
Total control. You keep full OS and database access and architect everything your way. Your team owns every patch, backup, and failover, and performance is bounded by your hardware.
Managed operations, full control, your account
Managed automation without losing control. Operations run automatically while you keep full OS and database access in your own account. Performance scales on NVMe; one control plane spans every cloud.
Operated for you
Lowest overhead, fastest start. Operations are handled in a standardized model. The trade-off is depth: access is scoped, data runs in the provider's environment, and performance scales with compute.
The compliance baseline your procurement team is looking for.
Tessell maintains the certifications and attestations enterprise security and procurement teams evaluate first. Because your data plane runs inside your own account, your databases operate within your compliance perimeter - under your controls, your audit trail, and your governance.
PCI DSS v4.1
Privacy information management
ISO 27001
Information security management
ISO/IEC 27701
Privacy information management
SOC 2
Security, availability & confidentiality controls
Start with an assessment of your databases. We’ll assess your current estate, map the right migration path, and show you how it runs on Tessell in your own cloud account. No obligation.