bids are invited for custom bid for services - maintenance of existing running inventory management software (designed and development in visual basic, ms access database and crystal reports) which involves following tasks aimed at ensuring its continued functionality, security and performance. maintenance activity involves followings: (a) regular patches: keep the software up-to date by installing patches which include bug fixes, security and performance improvement even if os upgrades. (b) monitoring for identify issues early and allows for proactive maintenance. (c) performance optimization: monitor and optimize the software’s performance by identifying and addressing bottlenecks or resource-intensive processes. this may involve tuning system configuration, database queries. (d) data integrity checks: perform routine date integrity checks to identify and correct inconsistencies, date validation errors in the database. this help maintain the accuracy and reliability of the data store in the data base. (e) database optimisation: this may involve tuning database parameters, optimization storage configurations, or portioning large tables. (f) database security: implement and maintain robust security measures to protect the database from unauthorized access, data breaches and cyber threats. this includes enforcing access controls, regular updating security patches. (g) capacity planning: monitor database growth trends and plan for future capacity needs by estimating resource requirement, such as storage, scale the database infrastructure as needed to accommodate growing data volumes and user loads. (h) performance tuning and query optimization: identify and optimize poorly performance queries, stored procedure, or database operations to improve overall system performance and responsiveness. this may involve analyzing query execution plans, reports generation. (j) generate help in generation of annual review of demand and various other reports as and when required. total quantity :