As we all know, data is essential for a business’s operations. And to make it more usable, you need to organize everything into databases. However, creating and managing these databases are themselves a lot of work. Discover how outsourcing to Virtua Solutions can help you better run yours.
Understanding The Challenges Of Database Management
With the complex nature of the task, your business will often run into several challenges. Being familiar with these challenges will help you know how to resolve them through outsourcing.
Ensuring Optimal Performance
One of the biggest challenges you will face is ensuring the database performs well. Depending on the usage level, the database will often have to cater to hundreds, if not thousands, of requests daily. And it needs to work well during each request.
Ensuring this optimal performance is an ongoing task. You need to monitor the database health and repair any issues. That can take not just a lot of time but also manpower. And your company might not always have both.
Managing Access
Another challenge related to the above is managing user access to the database. That is a vital aspect, as it affects both the performance efficiency of the database and its security. Here, you will realize that access management is a very dynamic task. As users move to and from your business, you should update access frequently.
Upgrading To New Technology
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Newer technology makes data management more efficient. For instance, cloud storage lets it house more content. However, getting to that new tech is not a one-click effort. You should create a migration program that ensures the database will be seamlessly moved to the new platform. You will also have to manage onboarding users to the new system.
Maintaining Audit Trails
Audit trails are the records of the database usage, including session logs and error reports. These audit trails are essential for dealing with issues and overall database maintenance. However, they also require careful attention to ensure they are properly organized and stored.
Where Outsourcing Comes Into Play
As you can see, database management is often a monumental task, especially for running multiple large ones. Here, outsourcing becomes more than a force multiplier. It can help you develop a more efficient management strategy for your databases.
Lowering Cost
Maintaining a large number of database management staff in-house can be a fairly expensive endeavor. With outsourcing, you can get a comparable team without having to spend a lot of money. This is because the provider is the one that will be getting their personnel.
Enhanced Productivity Through Outsourcing
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With an external team handling your database, your team can focus on using it more effectively. But beyond taking the management work from you, an external provider can help improve the system, as they can provide unbiased insights. That is essential for prolonging the database’s lifespan.
Faster Innovation
As we have mentioned, keeping up with the development of database technology can be tough. Outsourcing makes this more feasible. That is because providers like Virtua Solutions heavily invest in these innovations as part of their development program. As such, you can access these without having to go on a lengthy study of your own.
Outsourcing Database Management through Virtua
We at Virtua are committed to delivering a comprehensive outsourcing solution to our clients. And that also applies to database management. We offer a comprehensive solution that will help you get your database started and running for a long time.
Database Architecture Design
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The first area we can help you is in the development phase. Here, we fully understand that each business often needs a unique database design. Our team will thoroughly study your business and determine the best design for your needs.
Of course, the design of your database is not a static one. Throughout your contract, we continuously study ways to improve your database. That includes exploring completely new designs to match changing requirements.
Patch management
Effective patch management is essential for the prolonged usability of your database. Virtua Solutions can take over the tasks to ensure that new components are integrated seamlessly into the system. We will also do iterative testing to ensure the patch works correctly during its lifespan.
Security Management Through Outsourcing
Virtua Solutions will also help you with overall security management. We will handle the monitoring to ensure security issues can be resolved as early as possible. Our team also handles access management, overseeing the various permission levels.
Additionally, we will assist you in the backup and recovery process should there be a need. We will plan the backup and recovery work to ensure that they won’t interfere with the use. Our team will provide constant record-keeping for review later.
Keep Your Data Well Organized With Virtua Solutions Outsourcing
Proper management can go a long way in improving the way your business uses its databases. We at Virtua Solutions Outsourcing are ready to lend you a hand in this work. Contact us today to learn more.