Enterprise Oracle Engineering · Direct
Ashksoftware Inc is the independent practice of Kourosh Ashkon — a senior Oracle database architect who has spent a career owning the hardest problems in the data tier, from the mainframe era to today's AI-era cloud.
Right now, I'm leading the migration of a major sports enterprise's production databases to Oracle AI Database 26ai and operating a 7-cluster Exadata Cloud (ExaDB-D) fleet on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure — available for direct corp-to-corp engagements, without the agency markup.
A career built at institutions that defined the field — and carried into the systems that run it today.
Verified Performance
The trust an end client used to rent from a staffing agency — the vetting, the track record, the financial standing — Ashksoftware carries in its own name.
The Practice
I'm Kourosh Ashkon, founder of Ashksoftware Inc. My work in software and data began in 1982 — early roles at AT&T Bell Laboratories, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Hewlett-Packard / Apollo, and Harvard Medical School — and has followed the full arc of Oracle from version 8 to today's Oracle AI Database 26ai.
For 25+ years I've architected, administered, and rescued mission-critical, multi-terabyte Oracle environments across government, defense, finance, healthcare, automotive, and sports. I'm the engineer organizations escalate to when an incident is severe and the cause isn't obvious — recently remediating two zero-day Linux kernel CVEs (one on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list) across a 7-cluster Exadata Cloud fleet using Oracle Ksplice, under change control, with zero downtime.
When you engage Ashksoftware, you work directly with me — the same caliber of specialist that agencies place at a premium, without the layers. Fully remote since 2015, serving clients across the United States.
Services
A focused assessment of your Oracle estate — performance, configuration, security, backup/DR, and cloud-readiness — delivered as a written report with prioritized findings.
Fixed-fee · fast startOngoing administration, monitoring, patching, backups, and on-call coverage for your Oracle databases — RAC, ASM, RMAN, and 24/7 production ownership.
Monthly retainerEnd-to-end migration to OCI and Exadata Cloud (ExaDB-D), non-CDB → multitenant PDB conversion, and upgrades through 19c and now 23ai / 26ai.
Fixed-scope or T&MOwnership of severe, non-obvious production incidents — root-cause diagnosis to change-controlled, zero-downtime, reversible fixes. My signature strength.
Retainer + premiumOracle RAC, Data Guard, GoldenGate active/active replication, ASM, and disaster-recovery design for systems that cannot go down.
ProjectDeep AWR/ASH analysis, SQL plan baselines, and reusable PL/SQL and shell automation that keeps large estates healthy with minimal manual effort.
Fixed or T&MSelected Clients
From federal and county government to Fortune 500 enterprises and higher education — mission-critical Oracle work delivered directly and through Ashksoftware engagements.
Track Record
Capabilities
The Direct Advantage
Staffing agencies bill clients three to four times what they pay the consultant. That markup doesn't improve the work — it inflates your budget and puts layers between you and the person actually solving the problem.
Engage Ashksoftware directly and you get senior-level Oracle expertise at a competitive rate, with direct communication, single-point accountability, and the financial and professional standing to sign a clean corp-to-corp contract.
versus the markup a staffing agency adds to senior Oracle consulting
Contact
Whether it's ongoing administration, a migration to the cloud, a health check, or a severe incident you need owned — reach out and we'll find the right engagement.