Seva Software - Services

Seva Software Services

Outsourcing

Outsourcing is the process of allowing another organization, such as Seva Software, to satisfy the needs of all or a part of your IT department. The IT department is typically responsible for all things related to computers, computer networking, and computer software for the company as a whole. When can outsourcing help:

IT staff can be expensive. If your needs are not large enough to justify investing in experienced IT staff you could take advantage of outsourcing to help with all your computer and software needs. This gives you expert advice and assistance when you need it without having to endure the cost of full time staff. Stated another way, outsourcing can be a lot cheaper than having your own IT staff. You could think of it as sharing the expense of your IT department with other companies. I have a lot of experience with helping companies take full advantage of what computers have to offer. Please contact me to see if Seva Software could help meet some or all of your IT needs.
If a new project, task, or need is ready to be implemented and the project requires extra staff for a few weeks or months, it may not make since to hire new staff for the project. You could employ contractors to assist your staff with the new project or outsource the project to another company like Seva Software. I have a lot of experience creating software, designing database systems, and converting business needs into software. Please contact me to see if Seva Software would be a good candidate to outsource your project to. If I can't help out directly, I will help find someone who can.

Consulting

Consulting is hiring an expert to assist your and/or your staff in determining the most efficient, most economical, and most practical way of solving a particular need. A good consultant can save you a lot of time money by helping you design and create a solution that meets your specific need(s) quickly and efficiently. Here are some tips for using a consultant:

Clearly define, in writing, the need you are trying to fulfill. Make sure you focus on business needs and avoid including any specific technology or solution as part of the need. The consultant is best used to help in determining the specific technology or solution and will need to know more about what you are trying to accomplish and less about how to accomplish it.
Find a consultant that will be sensitive to your particular needs and one who has a broad range of skills. Many consultant's, and computer/software experts, prefer to guide you to toward a technology or solution they are most confident with rather than objectively trying to find the right solution for your situation.
Hire the consultant as early in the defining and designing phase as possible.

I have a lot of experience creating software, designing database systems, and converting business needs into software. I have utilized a lot of different technologies when meeting the needs of businesses. Please contact me to see if Seva Software would make a good consultant to add to your team. If I can't help out directly, I will help find someone who can help.

Contracting

Contacting is a popular way to increase your staff for a temporary period of time. Temporary could mean weeks, months, or even years. If you are starting a new project, need to upgrade or update an existing project, or just need a little extra help meeting your objectives, then contracting is worth considering. You can get the extra staff you need for the exact amount of time you need them. When your project is done, the contractors will typically move onto another project for other companies. No worries, no hassles, no layoffs, no unemployment, less risk!

Another good reason to considering contracting, it that it can be a great and low risk way to get know someone before adding them to your staff. If a contractor is not working out for you, they can be easily replaced with a new contractor. I have contracted to several companies to help meet their objectives. Please contact me to see if Seva Software could provide you with contractors to meet your objectives.

Upgrading

Need to upgrade your computer(s) and/or software because it's no longer meeting your needs as completely as you would like? Please contact me to see if Seva Software can help you determine the best upgrade and help you implement the upgrade.

Integrating

Do you have data spread out all over the place and would like to consolidate into one location? Are you using more than one database to store data and would like to consider bringing the data into a single database? Do you have to separate teams meeting very similar needs and would like to integrate them into a single unit? Integrating data, databases, and teams into single units can save money and time by reducing costs, sharing resources, and eliminating duplicate effort. I am very good at working with people to help determine the best solution for your organization. Please contact me to see if Seva Software can help you:

determine if integrating two projects or databases would help you save money
determine the best solution for integrating
actuate the integration by assisting your staff in participating in the integration.

Integrating can leave staff with the very disconcerting feeling of rediscovering how they will fit into the newly aligned organization. For a successful integration, it is important that all staff involved are invited to help participate in making the company stronger and more productive as early as possible. Getting staff involved early on will make the transition easier, smother, faster, and more enjoyable for all.

Problem Solving

Having trouble with a computer, your network, or some computer software? I have solved many computer related problems over the years and can help you troubleshoot, solve, and fix problems. If I can't help, I will find someone who can. Please contact me to see if I can help solve a computer related problem. I will also help train your staff how to fix the problem themselves, in case it happens again in the future. If you have several networked computers and no staff to support them, you many want to consider using an outsourcing service.

Software Development

I love to write software. I have written software in many different languages to meet many different needs. If you need software, please contact me to see if Seva Software can help. I can help assess the best solution for the need you are trying to solve and I can successfully translate business needs into software. I have designed and created small single user systems and larger multi-user systems. I have written system level software that talks directly to the operating system to meet system administrative needs. I have written middleware software that helped two or more separate software projects successfully communicate with each other. I have written end-user applications that help users be more productive on a daily basis. I have written software that makes data storage and retrieval faster and more efficient. Please visit sevasoftware.com/languages.html for some information about many available computer programming languages.

Web Development

I enjoy the world wide web(WWW). The World Wide Web (WWW) is also referred to as the internet or intranet. An intranet is information shared only inside an organization via a Local Area Network (LAN). An internet is information shared around the world via an Internet Service Provider (ISP). The internet is great for inexpensively communicating with others in an organization and/or around the world. The internet is also great for sharing information within an organization and/or around the world. The most common uses of the web are:

Sharing information. This includes creating and accessing web pages that contain useful and/or interesting information. There are all sorts of web pages containing all kinds of information available on the internet. This also includes corporate web sites for employees on an Internet to help companies communicate more effectively with employees. There are lots of different ways to put information on the internet.
Letting others (especially customers) know about you and what you do. This can be a very effective way to meet and attract new customers. It can also be a service to your existing customers to assist them in finding the information they need 24 hours a day.
E-commerce allows customers to purchase products or services from you using a web site. If done properly, an e-commerce site allows you have a store front open around the world, 24 hours a day, without the expense of the a lot of employees and a expensive store front. There is no better and less expensive way to expand your customer base. There are e-commerce sites for almost every type of product and service.

Please contact me to see if Seva Software can help you find an effective internet solution to aide in acquiring and/or retaining customers.

Database Design

There are many different choices for storing and retrieving information. These are typically called a database or database server. Databases allow you to store and retrieve all sorts of information quickly and easily. Additionally, there are lots of different techniques available for storing and retrieving information. Please visit sevasoftware/databases.html for a description of some of the available databases. Here are some things to consider when storing and retrieving information:

How much information is there and how much disk space will you need to store it?
How many concurrent users will need to access and/or update this information?
Do you need triggers, views, and/or store procedures (not all databases support these features)?
Do you need replication (not all databases support replication)? Replication is a process that automatically copies information from one database server to another. It allows you to have multiple working databases for backups and distributing workloads across many computers.
What is the best database for the information you need to store?
What is the best and most efficient way to store the information?
How will your users put information into the database?
How will your users get the information back out of the database?
Does the information (part of it or all of it) need to be shared with other groups, teams, organizations, or companies?
Is the information (part of it or all of it) coming from other groups, teams, organizations, or companies?

I have been designing and creating database solutions for years. I have worked extensively with Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Access, and ArunaDB over the years. I have helped businesses model their information for fast and efficient to storage and retrieval. Please contact me to see if Seva Software can help you answer any of the questions above. Seva Software can help you design a database solution that will meet your specific needs. Please visit the consulting section for more details. Seva Software can also create the database solution for you. Please visit the outsourcing section for more information.