Database & Web
Software Development & Technical Support
Addresses these Questions:
What improvements can be made using database and web technologies, and what improvements to my office computer and network infrastucture will ensure stability and reliability?
Who can help me evaluate database software solutions that add value to my business, and can provide the necessary experetise to permanently solve my technical problems?
Where do I turn for sound business advice for training and support related to my computer systems and network, or my existing and future database software needs?
How can my company can my company maintain and upgrade our computer systems with minimal interruption, or design and develop a cost-effective and user-friendly custom database system?
Database and Web Software Development
Database System/Software - A well-designed database system or custom software application can be the lifeblood of a company. With a increasing reliance on the timely and accurate flow of business information, database software can streamline business operations and provide a competitive advantage.
Risks of Poor Data Design - As a business grows, so does the likelihood that critical business data gets stored in several unrelated and disassociated databases. For example: customer contact data stored in individual employee's email systems and again in the accounting system. This duplication of data often leads to inaccuracies and inconsistencies. Problems can develop and valuable time is wasted dealing with the double data entry and the need to manually synchronize similar data in multiple systems. Over time these problems can cause a lack of confidence in the centralized reporting systems which creative employees remedy by creating even more personal data stores. Significant business risks develop as critical business data is not backed up and employee turnover results in the unplanned loss of critical information. Eventually these problems can significantly impact the bottom-line.
K2 Technical Services provides database analysis and development services. Our consultants are top-level database experts specializing in Microsoft® tools and technologies. We have extensive experience designing and developing cost-effective database solutions for our clients.
Custom Software Development "Headstart" - See our list of existing pre-developed database software products . These can be purchased as "framework" software that can be infinitely customized to meet specific needs. By customizing an existing framework application rather than building a complete system from scratch, client can save significant development time and costs.
Technical Support
Experience Matters - Although office technology has advanced significantly in terms of reliability and ease of use, businesses are doing more to exploit the benefits of their technology investment. This results in new challenges and issues for the technical support organization. To compensate, large companies hire full-time specialists with advanced training. Small and medium-sized businesses often cannot afford this luxury, or they only have a periodic need. These businesses often stretch the performance expectation of their internal or external IT support personnel beyond what they are capable to handle. Over time this situation can result in degradation of system performance and reliability and an overall lack of confidence in the systems and the people that provide the support.
Customer-Focused Support Service - It is important to have support technicians with top-level technical skills and experience. However, the quality of customer care is our top concern. K2 Technical provides "managed" support services specifically tailored for small and medium-sized business. The methods used are patterned after industry-standard big-company best-practices. These best-practices are encapsulated within a number of documented management processes that are intended to help IT deliver high service levels. Examples include: change management, problem management, configuration management, IT asset management, capacity management, contingency management & security management.
K2 Technical Services provides a wide variety of technical support services. Our consultants are top-level experts specializing in all popular office technologies. We focus primarily on supporting Microsoft™-based technologies, but also support products from different vendors. All consultants have many years experience working in large-company IT operations and are familiar with best-practice methods for providing top-level customer service and support quality. They are experienced helping business users exploit the useful capabilities of current office while maintaining optimum system reliability and stability.