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March 2, 2017

Why You Only Need to Hire Half a Person

I received an email the other day with several web links, and one was titled “Why you need half a DBA”. This got me thinking about the current state of IT shops around the area, and the fact that many companies are looking to focus on the core of their businesses. What does focus on the core mean?
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February 27, 2017

Solvaria Open House

Richmond, Va.- Solvaria started 2017 off with a big move and we are excited to be settled into our new Richmond headquarters. We recently welcomed friends, partners, and clients to view our new office space and would like to thank everyone who joined us in this celebration!
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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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