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5 Reasons—Besides Cost—to Outsource Your

Oracle DBA

Even in this “age of outsourcing,” Oracle database administration (DBA) outsourcing is still

often overlooked. Despite some predictions to the contrary the overall percentage of

organizations outsourcing their DBA has remained relatively small and stable in recent years.

Perhaps this is because Oracle DBA outsourcing is most often treated as a cost-based, tactical

decision rather than a strategic move. But with the right partner, the benefits of outsourcing your

Oracle DBA can extend well beyond bottom-line cost savings on database management and

support. These include:

1. Improved database performance and availability

2. Enhanced data security

3. Continuous support for 24x7 web environments

4. Increased developer productivity and efficiency

5. Reduced attrition and loss of organizational knowledge

“But wait!” I hear you saying. “Aren’t those the very reasons why I have a full-time Oracle DBA

on staff?” “And don’t I need this expertise more than ever to keep up with disruptive trends like

mobility, cloud and big data that are turning my data stores inside out?”

I’m not talking about eliminating your Oracle DBA expertise—I’m talking about enhancing and

stabilizing it, by partnering with a certified DBA expert that offers unbeatably broad and deep

expertise and won’t leave for a better paying job. I’m also talking about leveraging expertise not

only in the realm of process-related, everyday database services; but also project-oriented,

cutting-edge architecture, intelligence and security/compliance work.

One: Improved database availability

According to Oracle, human error is the second leading cause of unplanned downtime after

network outages. By hiring the services of bona fide experts you can improve database

availability and reduce the cost of downtime associated with hiring junior Oracle DBAs because

they’re all you can afford.

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Two: Enhanced data security

Like uptime, data security and risk reduction are a function of expertise, not just policies. An

outsourced Oracle DBA expert can probably assess your environment and identify vulnerabilities

better than an in-house DBA who 1) may not have focused on building security expertise, and 2)

is actually hampered by familiarity with your environment. To achieve optimum security and

ensure compliance it’s advisable to outsource to an “onshore” partner that you know will comply

with strict US privacy laws.

Three: Continuous support for 24x7 environments

If you’re offering your clients a global service that’s up-and-running 24x7, the cost of keeping

in-house DBAs online could be overwhelming. Using outsourced Oracle DBAs to keep your

core Oracle databases purring along will be cheaper and more predictable.

Four: Increased developer productivity

When you strategically outsource Oracle architecture, design and performance tuning expertise

you not only end up with more robust and scalable applications, you also optimize developer

time by streamlining the development process with everything from better decisions to better

documentation, at least where the database is concerned.

Five: More stable organizational knowledge

With Oracle DBAs in such high demand, the attrition rate is high. By using remote Oracle DBA

support on a consistent basis, enterprises actually reduce the risk of losing expertise and

confidential information. Likewise, there’s no “ramp-up time” while a new employee comes up

to speed.

In short, Oracle DBA outsourcing can deliver the expertise required to enable organizations of

all sizes to handle growing database responsibilities—and yes, cut costs as well.

AppsTek AT Hand Flexible Service Options

We support the needs of many companies and their databases, both large and small. But, we

don’t expect you to pay for more than you need. We offer flexible purchase plans all of which

pro-vide database monitoring, 24X7 DBA availability, client portal access and monthly reporting

and recommendations. The only difference between each service level is the amount of support

in-cluded. We will work with your organization, individually, to determine which offering is best

for you. We also offer optional Add-Ons for the Oracle E-Business Suite, Oracle Applications

Server and Supplemental Support for additional services you may need ranging from simple to

complex.

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Engage AppsTek AT Hand Today!

Customers who subscribe to AT Hand Remote DBA Services enjoy access to some of the most

knowledgeable Oracle Database Administrators in the industry. Don’t accept junior level DBAs

that you have to invest your own time and money in to bring up to speed! With AT Hand, you’ll

receive quality assistance and database support 24x7. We are so confident you will experience

the value in our support we offer a 30 day out clause for ANY reason.