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WellData is the brainchild of database engineer Phill Clayton. Our mission is to provide UK businesses with the highest-quality, best-value outsourced technical support for their databases and related technologies.
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2y ago
Best Practices You Should Follow When Creating Your Data Archiving Solution and Retention Policy
WellData’s database architects have combined their knowledge and experience to produce their full guide to data archiving. The full guide focuses on the importance of a strong strategy which is suited to your business operations.
Before we begin, make sure you understand the definition of data archiving. And, you should also understand why it’s so important. The following information assists you through the process of planning, researching and setting up your solution.
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2y ago
Data Archiving Benefits and Considerations You Should Also Be Aware Of
The complete data archiving guide explores what data archiving can mean for businesses who handle big data, how to implement a winning strategy and maintain data governance.
In this article, we discuss the benefits of carrying out the process and identify risks which you should be aware of before establishing your data archiving solution.
Table Of Contents Why Is Data Archiving Important? Benefits Considerations Mitigating Risks
The Importance Of Data Archiving
The definition of data archiving confirms that data arch ..read more
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2y ago
Solidifying Your Strategy With A Policy
Creating a data archiving policy is going to solidify your strategy to create a long-lasting process for business operations. Firstly, review the full guide before you start, to understand the importance of data archiving and check you have implemented the other best practices.
Table Of Contents
What Is A Data Archiving Policy?
Creating Your Policy
Preparation
Examples
What Should It Include?
What Is A Data Archiving Policy?
Your policy acts as clarification for your data archiving strategy. All stakeholders should be able to access the policy. It prov ..read more
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2y ago
A Basic Understanding Of Data Archiving
WellData’s complete guide about data archiving explores the process of archiving your ageing data and the best practices for doing so. Firstly, here’s a basic understanding of the practice.
This blog defines the meaning of data archiving. Plus, WellData uncovers the importance of setting up a solution for your business operations. And, we explain how data retrieval compares.
Table Of Contents Defining The Meaning Of Archiving Data
What Is Data Retrieval?
Don’t Confuse Your Data Archive With…
Why Is It Important? The Definition Of Data Archiving
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2y ago
Black Friday, more traditionally marks the start of the Christmas shopping season for United States, following on from Thanksgiving. However, in 2022, Black Friday is recognised as a highly promoted marketing opportunity with discounted prices across the globe.
It has fast become the busiest shopping day of the year, with a forecast value of spending estimated at 8.71 billion GBP, for this year alone. And, while many companies have meticulously planned their business operations, most will have focused on preparing social media campaigns, designing website landing pages and organising maximum s ..read more
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2y ago
What is a LAMP stack?
Many people in the IT World are familiar with the acronym, LAMP – which stands for Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP. A LAMP stack is synonymous with the PHP frameworks Laravel and Symfony, both gaining increasing popularity throughout the last few years as powerhouses for web sites across the world.
Few people are aware that there is an alternative to LAMP, which is LEMP.
What is a LEMP stack?
LEMP stands for Linux, Nginx, MySQL and PHP. You may wonder how Nginx manages to represent the E in LEMP.
What does the e in LEMP stand for?
The answer is simply that Nginx is pronounce ..read more
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2y ago
This week, WellData caught up with Luke from the MSSQL DBA team to find out more about his personal life, obtain some on-the-job insights and reveal some top tips for database management.
Luke joined WellData in December 2018, following his success in several internal database administrative roles and a further 12 years of experience in SQL query writing. Luke had explored the depths of how SQL server worked during his profession as a query writer, which led him into performance tuning to take a new route, providing server support.
What is Luke’s proudest career moment?
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2y ago
21 Years Of Service
WellData have created such a strong ethos for employees, that it’s not often we say goodbye to a team member. However, after 21 years of service, Dave Ellis – Tech Team Leader is retiring. We’re fortunate to have gained so much knowledge and wise words of wisdom from our Oracle Team Lead, but now it’s time for him to enjoy the life he has created for himself.
WellData’s team has grown by 340% since Dave first joined the company, so he has had the pleasure of working with many clients and creating a strong working relationship as their dedicated account manager.
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2y ago
The Real MVP – Giving Back To The Community
WellData are sharing the talents of the team to show our dedication to provide the best database support in the industry. This month, one of our Database Administrators renewed her MVP membership. Here is an insight into how Annette Allen has gained MVP status for a fourth consecutive year.
What is a Microsoft MVP?
Microsoft’s Most Valuable Person award recognises technology experts who are going beyond expectations to help the community. To gain an MVP award, person/s must demonstrate an active online presence and willingness to offer voluntary ser ..read more
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2y ago
Welcome to a sneak peek into a typical working day of our DBAs. Today we follow James Newton-Brady, Consultant DBA who has been working with databases for over 15 years, and we discover what keeps him busy on a morning. Enjoy!
“A DBA Consultant’s day is never boring. The work is dynamic, and days are always different from each other. This is part of the job of being a DBA, and it is also why it is so interesting.”
Morning checks
Every morning, between 7 am and 8 am, starts with daily checks, reviewing alerts, and any overnight activities. I may need to do a handover with the on-c ..read more