Why database issues need to be brought to the boardroom
Timo Lindström, CEO, DB Pro Oy & DB Pro Services Oy. The total cost of ownership for a two-processor Microsoft SQL Server is over 600,000 euros over five years. [...]
Developers write the queries, the CFO pays the bill
Timo Lindström, CEO, DB Pro Oy & DB Pro Services Oy. The cost structure of the database environment is unique. Decisions are made at the technical level, but their [...]
Artificial intelligence is like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates
Robin Aro, Head of Services Forrest Gump’s mother’s famous analogy about a box of chocolates fits surprisingly well when describing artificial intelligence: “AI is like a box of chocolates. [...]
DBA is dead. Long live DBA.
Timo Lindström, CEO, DB Pro Oy & DB Pro Services Oy. Ten years ago, every large organization had dedicated database administrators. They knew their environment inside and out. They [...]
Lift-and-shift to the cloud = putting out a fire with gasoline
Timo Lindström, CEO, DB Pro Oy & DB Pro Services Oy. SQL Server 2016 will reach end of support in a couple of months, in July 2026. Thousands of [...]
The TCO of one of your database servers was over 600,000 euros
Did you know that figure has multiplied several times over? Timo Lindström, CEO, DB Pro Oy & DB Pro Services Oy. At DB Pro Services Oy, we are constantly [...]
Save, run and manage your data platform and your costs
The futility of IT and the beginning of all "evil" is the performance meter. What does it tell you? Well, of course it tells you that the services are [...]