FIXED EARTH ENTERPRISES INC.

• Identification/assessment of client needs: showing where computer systems can : and cannot : improe your business processes
• Systems analysis: selecting what is the right solution for your business
• Application programming: custom client database systems
• Data modeling and database design:creation of an efficient physical database design from a logical data model and application specifications.
• Database schema creation and management : translation of the physical database design into an actual physical database implementation; then manage that database once it has been implemented.
• Procedural skills : the design, debugging, implementation and maintainance of stored procedures, triggers and user:defined functions.
• Data security and data integrity : implementation of a rigourous security infrastructure for production and test databases to ensure that only authorised users have access to data.
• Ensuring data integrity :designing a database so only accurate and appropriate data is entered and maintained.
• Metadata management and repository usage :the collection, storage, management and querying of data about the data in the database.
• Capacity planning : predicting growth based on application and data usage patterns and to implement the necessary database changes to accomodate the growth.
• Performance management and tuning : monitoring the database environment and to make changes to data structures, SQL, application logic, or the database management subsystem to optimise performance.
• Code reviews and walkthroughs : understand and reviewing database language programs (MS Access; MS SQL Server; MySQL; Sybase; Informix; R:base; IDMS; RAMIS) and to recommend changes for optimisation.
• Backup and recovery : implementation of an appropriate database backup and recovery strategy based on data volatility and application availability requirements.
• General database management : expert knowledge of relational, hierarchical and network database tenets and the ability to accurately communicate them to others.
• General systems management and networking skills : integration of database administration requirements and tasks with general systems management requirements and tasks.
• Business knowledge : expert understanding of the requirements of end users.
• Hardware recommendations, procurement and installation: what, where and when to purchase your computer systems and peripherals
• System documentation: creating both online and printed user guides, manuals, tutorials, and programmer system references
• Technical writing: expert articles on technological subjects
• Training: all aspects of computer usage, as well as popular software programs