When it comes to the highly specialised field of database administration so vital to many of today's businesses, organisations face an imposing IT skills shortage. This is exacerbated by the problem of retaining professionals who can actually do the job and the extremely high salaries demanded by these individuals. It puts your business over a barrel.As a solution to this dilemma, since 1996, RDB Consulting has focused on the business of database administration – successfully developing outsourcing models designed to cover all aspects of database administration. Our growing list of blue chip clients bears testament to the fact that informed businesses recognise the benefits of selectively outsourcing specialist areas within their organisation that are not core to their business – leaving them to focus on what they do best, while we do the rest.In 1996, RDB Consulting began as a company providing relational database consulting services – hence our name. Since then, RDB Consulting has grown from strength to strength. In 1999, we began database outsourcing services and in 2004 we added UNIX/Linux support. In 2009, Webcom made a significant investment into RDB Consulting – which is not only a vote of confidence in our ability and in our business but as Webcom is five times the size of RDB Consulting, it has significantly expanded our ability to deliver excellence.