Self-managed to managed

Stop self-managing your databases on cloud VMs

If you run Oracle or SQL Server yourself on cloud infrastructure, Tessell turns it into a fully managed service, in the same cloud, in your own account, with no re-platforming and no application changes. You keep the control. Tessell takes the operational load.

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Why self managing gets expensive

Running databases yourself on cloud VMs is a full-time job

Moving to cloud infrastructure did not remove the database operations work, it just moved it. Patching, backups, high availability, disaster recovery, monitoring, and tuning still sit with your team, now on EC2, Azure VMs, or Compute Engine instead of on-premises hardware. The result is senior DBA time spent on maintenance instead of the database work that actually matters, and a managed service that either does not exist for your engine or means giving up control to get it. Tessell removes that trade-off. It runs your existing Oracle and SQL Server workloads as a managed service on the same cloud infrastructure you already use, inside your own account, so you get the operational relief without re-platforming and without losing DBA-level control.

How it works

Managed, without giving anything up

Operations automated

Patching, backups, point-in-time recovery, high availability, disaster recovery, monitoring, and provisioning are handled by the platform. The routine operational work that consumes DBA time runs automatically, with 24x7 engineering support behind it.

A US logistics software provider automated its database operations end to end, backed by Tessell expertise and one-click disaster recovery failover.

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What you get back

Reclaim the time self-managing takes.

Managing databases yourself on cloud VMs is a full-time job. Here is what moves off your team's plate the day you switch to managed.

Operations off your plate

Routine database operations automated end to end: patching, backups, HA, DR, and monitoring

Support behind you around the clock

24x7 expert database support, on every engine and supported cloud

Control you keep

Your own cloud account, your own keys, full OS-level and DBA control retained

One estate, one platform

One control plane across Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL

Frequently Asked
Questions

You move a self-managed database to a managed service by handing operational tasks like patching, backups, high availability, and monitoring to a platform while keeping the database where it runs. Tessell does this for Oracle and SQL Server on cloud infrastructure without re-platforming or application changes, inside your own cloud account.

Yes. Tessell runs your databases as a managed service on the same cloud infrastructure you already use. It is an operating-model change, not a migration, so there is no new cloud and no application rewrite.

No. Tessell runs in your own cloud account with your own encryption keys, and you keep OS-level access and DBA control over images and parameters. You gain automated operations without giving up the control self-managing gives you.

Oracle on AWS, Azure, and GCP, and SQL Server on AWS and Azure. PostgreSQL and MySQL are supported on AWS and Azure as well.

No. Your databases and data stay in your own cloud account, in your VPCs, with your own keys. Native backups are stored in your own cloud storage.

Self-managing on a cloud VM leaves patching, backups, HA, DR, and monitoring with your team. Tessell automates all of it and provides 24x7 support, while the database keeps running in your own account with full DBA control.