A computer system for managing a plurality of databases and an operating system and a platform on which the databases operate, the computer system comprising: memory means storing a plurality of standard operating procedures 'SOP', a module being in communication with the platform, a database administrator interface and the memory means; the module including means: (a) for monitoring state information about the database, the operating system and platform; (b) for collecting state information about the database, the operating system and platform; (c) for storing the collected state information in a information repository, (e) for analyzing the collected state information to determine whether the databases are performing optimally, and to determine the database environments inability to conduct tasked operations based on a pre-defined rule set, (f) for creating an alert if the databases fail to meet one or more preestablished criteria based on the pre-defined rule set; (g) for initiating an automatic response to the alert by executing at least one of the standard operating procedures stored in the memory means, the at least one of the standard operating procedures to automatically resolve an identified problem with the database, the database administrator interface being co-operable with the module for facilitating manual intervention during execution of the SOP in real-time. memory means storing a plurality of standard operating procedures 'SOP', a module being in communication with the platform, a database administrator interface and the memory means; the module including means: (a) for monitoring state information about the database, the operating system and platform; (b) for collecting state information about the database, the operating system and platform; (c) for storing the collected state information in a information repository, (e) for analyzing the collected state information to determine whether the databases are performing optimally, and to determine the database environments inability to conduct tasked operations based on a pre-defined rule set, (f) for creating an alert if the databases fail to meet one or more preestablished criteria based on the pre-defined rule set; (g) for initiating an automatic response to the alert by executing at least one of the standard operating procedures stored in the memory means, the at least one of the standard operating procedures to automatically resolve an identified problem with the database, (a) for monitoring state information about the database, the operating system and platform; (b) for collecting state information about the database, the operating system and platform; (c) for storing the collected state information in a information repository, (e) for analyzing the collected state information to determine whether the databases are performing optimally, and to determine the database environments inability to conduct tasked operations based on a pre-defined rule set, (f) for creating an alert if the databases fail to meet one or more preestablished criteria based on the pre-defined rule set; (g) for initiating an automatic response to the alert by executing at least one of the standard operating procedures stored in the memory means, the at least one of the standard operating procedures to automatically resolve an identified problem with the database, the database administrator interface being co-operable with the module for facilitating manual intervention during execution of the SOP in real-time.