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When the database becomes the bottleneck, we read the plans and fix the access path

GridConduit is a programming consultancy devoted to query performance and how your application reaches the database—indexes, ORM mappings, connection behaviour, and the SQL your services actually run under load.

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Consulting built around measurable query behaviour

We do not sell licences or managed platforms. Engagements centre on your schemas, workloads, and repository code—with written findings your team can implement.

Spreadsheet and charts used to compare query timings

Query performance review

Deep dive on your slowest statements: capture plans, compare alternatives, and rank changes by expected impact on p95 latency.

Engagement details
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Data-access audit

Trace how services fetch data—N+1 patterns, eager loading gaps, transaction boundaries, and pool sizing under concurrent requests.

What we examine
Developer workstation with multiple monitors

ORM mapping review

Entity configurations, fetch strategies, and raw SQL escape hatches reviewed against real traffic shapes—not textbook examples.

Scope and deliverables

Recent client note

“Our checkout endpoint was holding row locks far longer than we assumed. GridConduit mapped the ORM calls to the exact statements, proposed a narrower transaction, and our lock-wait metrics dropped within a week of implementation.”
— Engineering lead, regional logistics API (PostgreSQL, .NET)

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