by Julian Boneham | Oct 12, 2017 | Data, Julian Boneham, Strategy
Let’s be honest, unless you are a large enterprise, justifying and maintaining an in-house DBA team is expensive and difficult. Databases are however mission critical components and making sure that they are secure, operational and tuned for performance is a... 
by Julian Boneham | May 18, 2017 | Data, Julian Boneham, Strategy
You’ve decided to outsource the support of your databases, you’ve shortlisted several database managed services providers that have the right technical credentials and the price is right, what could possibly go wrong? Well quite a lot actually, remember you are... 
by Andy Slater | Mar 16, 2017 | Cloud, Data, Strategy
The changing role of the DBA – a move towards DataOps In the noughties being an Oracle DBA was an aspirational role, technologists were drawn to the high earning potential, data environments were complex, temperamental and required a lot of attention to keep the... 
by Andy Slater | May 28, 2015 | Strategy
Having worked in service providers delivering DBA (Database Administration) outsourced support for over 17 years, I have interviewed a LOT of DBA’s across all levels of experience and I’ve always been surprised how hard it is to find the right mix of attitude and...
