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We
Ask The Tough Questions:
We know what questions to ask when getting started to help you
avoid potential pitfalls that lie ahead. The majority of
databases powering today's leading Internet companies are
built on Oracle technology, but each implementation is unique.
This is why we feel it is important to do an analysis of your
needs and requirements before designing your database.
We know the underpinnings of Oracle inside and out, and will
ask the tough questions that will help create a better
application. Having us on board to help analyze your needs
will help develop a better product, and help prevent mistakes
that become more costly down the road.
Eliminate
Unnecessary Spending:
By interviewing users or potential users of your product, we
establish what their requirements of your database are going
to be up front, before you sink money into unwanted or
unnecessary features. The result of our analysis is a
specification of needs: how the processes will flow from a
user's perspective. We ask the right questions to get at the
heart of your users' needs, and to make sure the processes we
outline correctly map to database functionality your users
need.
Once we've delivered a high-level specification for what your
database is going to do for users, it's time to Design and
Architect the System.
Once you've got a specification for what your system has to
do, we develop a schema, or logical design, for the database,
as well as an architecture of how the system will look.
Logical
Design
The logical design is a blueprint for the development of the
database, and it is crucial that your database be built right
from the very beginning. Oracle has many features, and we know
how best to use them. This helps our clients avoid reinventing
the wheel, and use functionality available within the database
from the very beginning.
Architecture
A good database encompasses more than just good logical
design, it also requires an optimized architecture of your
hardware for maximum results. At Database Specialists we know
our hardware, and we know how to get the best performance out
of it. We ensure you have the proper hardware in the optimal
configuration.
Throughout the design and architecture phase we work with
senior management and your senior development team to produce
three things:
- A
road map of what the physical systems are going to be;
- A
specification of what technologies are going to be
leveraged (Oracle, its features and add-ons, JDBC Drivers,
application layer specifications, etc.); and
- A
specification of what programs need to be written, i.e.
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