Database design and performance often play an important role for acceptance of the overall project. Frequently, design flaws are only dicsovered in later project phases, when system load is increasing in terms of data quantity and user access rates. Subsequent optimization activities often need a lot of work (e.g. data conversion), are expensive and rarely appreciated.
Optimal database design, load testing planned in due time and resulting (early) optimizations help ensuring project success. We will be happy to help in these areas...