SELECT great(Database Consulting) FROM ‘Dogster, Inc’

For most of the past year we have had the pleasure of having one of the best DBA’s in the business working with us at Dogster and Catster, Laine Campbell. I have known Laine since 2000 when she joined Travelocity as a Senior DBA and we have worked together off and on since then. Recently, she has been putting more effort into developing her consulting business and Dogster is very grateful that she did.

Along with Greg, our Director of Systems, Laine has been a key contributor to our success in scaling our websites to their current levels of usage and beyond. Her technical database skills exceed any other DBA’s I have worked with but what is really great about Laine is her ability to think strategically and to understand your business requirements. Many DBA’s I have known in the past have been quite righteous on how to proceed in solving a certain problem. They believe there is a “right” way and any other path is foolish. This doesn’t always work at a start-up where resources and time-to-market issues are often at play. Laine is great at offering multiple database strategies and being open to the fact that sometimes a fix has to be fast and perhaps not ideal. Don’t get me wrong… she will be sure to let you know the advantages and disadvantages of the approaches in question. This goes right along with the fact that she is a great communicator as well as having a really strong understanding of systems and databases.

So, if you are a start-up that needs some database help but can’t afford a full time DBA or if you are a mature company that needs some pro insights into your database situation, we highly recommend Laine. Yay! Laine!

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