Open Query focuses on MySQL training and consulting work, whereas the Pythian Group has its remote DBA and system administration offering with around the clock (and around the globe) coverage. A perfect match!

Pythian's model is unique in that it allows larger customers to outsource some or all of the management of entire environments while still allowing smaller customers to tap the subject matter expertise and 24x7 access to resources normally only available in very large enterprise infrastructure teams.

Like Open Query's consulting, Pythian services are not in any way limited by a scope of work. As a result, they can easily and seamlessly be blended in with a customer's existing team to substantially increase its overall horsepower, flexibility and capabilities, while maintaining all the advantages and continuity of the existing personnel.

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Contact Arjen Lentz, Director @ Open Query (http://openquery.com.au/contact/)

The Pythian Group (http://www.pythian.com/), founded in Canada by Paul Vallee and active around the world, provides fractional database infrastructure teams on a linear cost-to-effort basis.

Open Query (http://openquery.com.au/) are Australia's MySQL experts, based in Brisbane. Founded by MySQL AB veteran Arjen Lentz, who also co-authored the best-selling O'Reilly book "High Performance MySQL" (2nd ed.), Open Query delivers its own training course days, as well as consulting, for MySQL and other Open Source tools and business needs.