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January 25, 2017
Solvaria Named Among 2017 Best Places to Work in Virginia
Richmond, Va., – Solvaria, Richmond’s only IT consultancy focused exclusively on database services and strategic IT leadership, was recently named as one of the 2017 Best Places to Work in Virginia. The annual list of the Best Places to Work in Virginia was created by Virginia Business and Best Companies Group.
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January 20, 2017
Deployment Planning Services – The (not so) Hidden Benefit of Microsoft Software Assurance
When a customer purchases a Microsoft product with Software Assurance under any program except the “Open License,” Microsoft provides Deployment Planning Service days (also known as DPS days) to ensure that your product is installed, configured and properly designed and architected for your environment. This service provides you with a custom deployment plan at the end of the engagement, and
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December 15, 2016
Solvaria Relocates Richmond Headquarters
Richmond, Va., – Solvaria, Richmond’s only IT consultancy focused exclusively on database services and strategic IT leadership, has relocated its Richmond headquarters to Glen Allen. This change will go into effect January 1, 2017.
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November 16, 2016
The BLOB blog
In today’s world of big data, finding ways to store and retrieve it can prove to be a challenge. Gone are the days of just needing to keep words and numbers stored in your databases. Now we need images, videos, documents, and other non-structured data to be kept and maintained. So we have BLOBs (Binary Large Objects).
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November 15, 2016
R&D: An Important Line Item for Every IT Budget
Best Buy and Amazon happen to be two of my favorite places to shop. The truth is I stop in at a Best Buy or go online to Amazon more than once a week. Sometimes it is to pick up a cable or piece of hardware for a client or employee, but most of the time it is just to
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November 7, 2016
SQL Server 2016: A Look Inside the Stretch Database
Many industries require keeping records that go back for several years. However, in reality, only records going back one or two years are often accessed. These non-accessed records are referred to as “cold data.” Cold data, while rarely accessed, still takes storage space and processing speed.
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October 11, 2016
B2B Rebrands as Solvaria
B2B Solutions Rebrands as Solvaria
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August 31, 2016
Solvaria Nominated as One of RVA Companies to Watch
For the last three years, Venture Forum has solicited nominations for companies in our community who have the potential to be significant contributors to the area’s future economy. This year, we are thrilled to announce that Solvaria has been included in that list of nominees in the Growth category. The Growth category encompasses companies who are poised for big growth or
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August 9, 2016
SQL Server 2016: Unbeatable Database Security
Last month we started the first of a five part series outlining the five key messages that differentiate SQL Server 2016 from its competitors. Now that we’ve covered what makes SQL Server 2016 an industry leader in mission critical OLTP, we’ll dive into security. Industry Leader in Mission Critical OLTP Most Secure Database Highest Performing Data Warehouse End-to-End Mobile BI on
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July 21, 2016
A Former CIO’s Thoughts from the 2016 Microsoft Partner Conference
Last week, I had the privilege of attending Microsoft’s World Partner Conference in Toronto, Canada alongside 20,000 of Microsoft’s partners. Sitting in the Air Canada Centre in Toronto listening to Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella give his keynote address to the World Partner Conference, I started to think about how customers engage with software vendors and consultants, like us. There is this