StarBase Computer Services

04/03/2016

Ever thought about what happens to websites and applications after the developers have done their thing? Well, companies like StarBase get involved and do tests to ensure the sites and applications do what they should and work in the way the client needs to it work to operate as a business. So if you have an interest in IT and coding but dont see yourself as a developer maybe a career as a test consultant is an option for you.

02/02/2016

Details of our Graduate Training Programme, could you be next to join our team and work towards being one of the best Test Consultants in the industry?

16/07/2015

Are you a recent Grad who is thinking about career options? Or are you a proud parent, sibling or friend of a graduate looking for a Graduate Training Programme? StarBase are recruiting! We help grads build a career in IT where they can earn great rewards while getting excellent training; a career with StarBase could be the perfect opportunity! Contact me for details; 020 8236 7000

13/02/2015

Find out more about how IBM Storage can help you transform the economics of your data http://avn.so/7A6EC5

13/02/2015

Elastic Storage is designed to help organizations tackle emerging file storage challenges. View the white paper here http://avn.so/F247DB

06/02/2015

Five lessons for taking your enterprise to the cloud http://avn.so/814C8C

06/02/2015

Mark Adamson gives 3 compelling reasons to carry out performance testing on business applications and websites
http://goo.gl/RwGLe7

Top three reasons to Performance Test Many businesses up and down the country are still in the very early stages of an economic recovery. Our conversations with clients show many are still indicating a strong aversion to risk, a desire to maximize return on existing investments and a need to do

21/01/2015

Making IT Go Faster - Forrester Research Sheds Light on How. Download it now: http://avn.so/B941D0

16/01/2015

Interesting Data vs Useful Data http://avn.so/BA977C

09/01/2015

Think you know what hybrid cloud is? Think again… http://avn.so/E5DE95 (via Cloud Pro UK)

03/10/2014

DVLA Crash – IT Performance Thoughts by Alan Moulsdale, Technical Director, +StarBase
http://blog.starbase.co.uk/dvla-crash-it-performance-thoughts/

The IT performance failure of the DVLA’s online road taxing site has hit the headlines, and thousands of customers have been unable to renew their car tax online, with some spending 13 hours online trying to get their car tax renewed. The DVLA said the site had seen "an unprecedented volume of

01/10/2014

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) website went down last night after failing to cope with demand for its service as thousands of drivers tried to renew their car tax. Car owners drove the site to collapse, after the paper tax disc was retired today.

Luckily for the DVLA they are a monopoly provider, however, a more commercially focused organisation would surely have anticipated and planned for a spike in demand that such an historical change would inevitably create? Especially if they risked disgruntled customers taking to social media in droves.

But would they? Very recent history suggests that organisations are often taking a very cavalier approach to the care of their customers, never mind their brand reputation and revenue streams by either carrying out unrealistic IT performance testing or none at all…….you’re not one of them, are you? Sleep well!
http://blog.starbase.co.uk/car-crash-dvla-flags-it-performance-testing/

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) website went down last night after failing to cope with demand for its service as thousands of drivers tried to renew their car tax. Car owners drove the site to collapse, after the paper tax disc was retired today. Luckily for the DVLA they are a monopoly