5 Reasons to Outsource Your Database Administration

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In recent years, the practice of outsourcing your database administration (DBA) services is widely accepted as a normalized standard as businesses begin to realize the benefits that come alongside it. There are a variety of businesses that have a solid IT foundation they’ve carved out because of proper DBA service. Your business can secure several priceless benefits, which are detailed in our blog below. (such as reduction in staff expenditure, access to a greater field of expertise, increase your firm’s productivity, redirect valuable resources to your firm’s field of expertise, and enhance information security along with numerous other factors).

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Reduced Staffing Expenditures

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DBA’s can be worth a pretty penny to hire onto your staff full-time. Most small businesses across a variety of industries require at least 2-3 DBAs to have a proper database infrastructure. If your business happens to operate 24 hours, 7 days, a week, 365 days a year, there’s a good chance you’ll need to have additional DBA’s, so your customers have unlimited access to your analytics. Additionally, if your business employs in-house DBAs, they typically work at the same time as the rest of your staff. It may be detrimental for your business operations to ask them to work around-the-clock, especially if this was not an expectation when they originally signed-on.  

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Managed Service Providers (MSPs) execute at highly - efficient levels thanks to economies of scale. This helps in developing refined procedures that will allow them to effectively support a multitude of companies with a set team of experts. As a result, MiCORE Solutions can provide support in a more cost-effective manner. By outsourcing your DBA to a third-party MSP, you can reduce additional staffing expenditures so you can allocate your resources to other departments. Additionally, since outsourced DBAs are not a part of your full-time staff, you save money on PTO, holiday pay, etc.  

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Leverage Supplemental Expertise

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As database platforms and applications are constantly adapting, the need to hire additional DBAs that are consistently in the loop with field developments helps to maximize business growth. It requires having an extensive skill set and the experience of working with businesses of all shapes and sizes. The acceleration of new servers and platforms (I.e.: NoSQL) requires certified DBAs to steer the ship. The depth of knowledge that is needed renders it difficult for an internal team to master these skills in a short duration.

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Additionally, by outsourcing to a third-party MSP for DBA support, you have the ability to leverage DBAs who fill in discernible skill gaps your internal team doesn’t possess. Moreover, for a DBA professional, it’s pragmatic to work with an MSP whose sole dedication is fulfilling database needs from other businesses lacking these resources. The DBA can increase his or her knowledge base which will be invaluable for future employment.

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Reduction of Turnover

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Eventually, workers and employers can reach a stalemate during the duration of their stay. This is particularly true with DBA’s, who may experience mental exhaustion keeping up with the continuous flow of new technologies they have to adapt to. It’s becoming increasingly likely your DBA will begin to grow tired of the same working environment, and they need to move to businesses which either don’t require as much from them or guarantee protections such as contracts instead of at-will employment. As turnover begins to pile up, you have to replace these DBA’s with priceless technological and company knowledge, albeit at a cheaper salary.

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As the turnover wheel keeps spinning, you’re continuously bringing on younger talent that has substantially less experience than their predecessors. As a result, it’s a commonsense win-win situation for companies to outsource their DBA needs to an external source dedicated to the field. In turn, your business can reduce expenditures while the aforementioned DBA can sharpen their knowledge. Moreover, this will also save your business from headaches pertaining to recruiting and allow you to strategically allocate resources to your other departments.

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Ignite Your Firm’s Productivity

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As you finally begin to reallocate resources back to the departments where your business thrives at, your internal team will be able to shift their focus on doing what they are best at. Once resources become reallocated properly, your businesses productivity will elevate. You will be able to drive business initiatives forward instead of being mired in a ruthless cycle of constantly replacing DBAs. This will directly improve your customers' attitudes towards your business. A cycle of happy employees who stay leads to happy customers and clients because they're being serviced in a much more expedited fashion. On top of this, you can hone your company's focus on offer improvement while leaving situations pertaining to DBA and other IT related issues to consummate professionals. Your in-house crew will never be distracted by support activities ever again.

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24x7x365 DBA support

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Finally, when you choose to outsource to a third-party MSP, you receive 24 x 7 x 365 support so there’s never a concern of putting too much on your in-house DBA’s lap. Issues may fall through the cracks if your DBAs have too much of a workload to handle. Imagine your DBA wants to take a much deserved vacation but doesn’t get that chance because the workload is so substantial that your company can’t afford to let him or her do so. When you’re guaranteed 24 x 7 x 365 support, your business is able to operate like a well-oiled machine. This option will always be more profitable and feasible than relying on your in-house DBA staff. Critical errors, system health, and other pertinent issues are almost entirely eradicated with 24 x 7 x 365 support.  

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About DataStrike

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