March 12, 2021
How Can an MSP Offer Database Management Services without a DBA?
March 12, 2021
Stuck with a Slow-running Application?
Problem As a vendor, when a client comes to you to solve a problem, the goal is to resolve it quickly and efficiently. But when a client presents a problem you can’t solve, then what? This is often the scenario that drives IT managed service providers to reach out to our database experts at Solvara due to an often-overlooked and
September 24, 2020
Use Case: Who Should Be Managing Your Databases?
Problem Database environments are often complex with various assets that need to be consistently monitored and maintained. Which is why it’s essential that the correct people are in charge of managing your organization’s databases. For example, if you’re a new IT leader in an organization, your first task will be to take an inventory of your environment. This includes servers,
September 24, 2020
Use Case: How Do Database Performance Issues Impact Business Process?
Problem When it comes to your company’s database, performance issues can present themselves in many different ways to the user. Poor database performance could cause: A report that used to take ten seconds to now take a full minute Slow applications and user frustration Even a full production downtime In each case, a slow-running query or downtime in production can
January 20, 2020
Case Study: Azure Migration for E-commerce Optimization Company
Problem An international e-commerce optimization company needed additional storage to accommodate its growing amount of data. When they attempted to purchase more storage capacity, they were faced with licensure issues due to hosting key functionalities on two separate infrastructures – Oracle and SQL Server. Solvaria worked with the business and IT to perform an analysis of the current space requirements
July 9, 2019
Case Study: Database Assessment For Global Nonprofit Organization
July 9, 2019
Case Study: Fractional CIO for a Food Distributing Company
Problem In less than 10 years a food distribution company experienced considerable growth, quadrupling its staff from 50 to 250 employees. Although the company had grown its sales and staff, little to no adjustments had been made to IT resources to accommodate the increase in users. With inefficiencies in business processes becoming increasingly obvious, the company’s veteran CIO turned to
July 9, 2019
Case Study: High Level Assessment For Supply Chain It Logistics Solutions
Problem A global organization providing supply chain IT solutions in the logistics industry relies heavily on its high performing databases to manage data from across the globe. Following a change in management, the new leadership wanted a clear picture of the organization’s database environment, how it was performing, and when certain upgrades would need to be made.
July 9, 2019
Case Study: Fractional CTO For Real Estate Investment Trust
Problem When an internally managed mortgage real estate investment trust, which invests in residential and commercial mortgage securities on a leveraged basis, lost its long-time CTO, like many companies, they tried to fill the gap in leadership with another C-level executive. In this case, they selected the organization’s CFO who was already serving as the COO as well. With one
July 9, 2019
Case Study: Upgrade Optimization For Pediatric Care Center
Organization Description This nationally recognized organization honors a mission that goes back more than a century: to bring health and well-being to all children. Their mission is the core reason they are now recognized as the premier pediatric care center in the Washington, DC area, and have seen more than 219,000 children from DC, Virginia and Maryland as well as