About Valcora

Valcora is a team of highly skilled MySQL DBA's. Most of our consultants have worked with MySQL since it's first public release! We remember the early days of MySQL as a fledgling open-source database used on small sites and grew along with it to Enterprise-level production and mission-critical systems.

With these years of experience we have gained invaluable information about MySQL and have seen our share of errors and issues over the years. With this solid background, we are now bringing this hard-earned experience to our clients like few other companies can do.

With the popularity of MySQL, you see a lot of consulting companies out there for Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, Sybase, etc., who jumped on the bandwagon and started offering MySQL consulting services. The problem is that MySQL is not their primary database platform but rather an after-thought. At Valcora, MySQL consulting is our primary business! It is what we do best!

Many of us at Valcora were "fortunate" to start our tech careers in a small web development shop where we were expected to be "jack-of-all-trades." We say "fortunate" because at the time, it doesn't seem so great. Looking back, however, it is clear that we got a lot of experience that was invaluable that way.

We were expected to be Linux System Administrators, handle user accounts, Linux installs, manage DNS, install/configure/manage Apache, do custom PHP programming, MySQL Database Administrator, search engine optimization, and on and on...

As we have worked with various companies over the years, we all have realized that not everyone else grew up in that kind of environment. The normal that we have encountered is highly specialized individuals who know one thing and know it fairly well. While there is absolutely nothing wrong with that in many cases, it can be a crutch and a short-coming for anyone wanting to be a senior-level MySQL DBA in our opinion. Why? Well, frankly, because a senior-level DBA should know a lot more than just MySQL.

After chatting with the guys here, we all realized that we have been called upon in our careers to do pull some fairly heavy Linux tricks out of our "bag of tricks."

That is part of the strength of our team. While we specialize in MySQL, it is not all we do! We believe we can be of great benefit to you and your company!

Our DBA's have worked for some of the largest companies in the world. Below are just a few companies that have relied on the services of a Valcora DBA.

If you are ready to go to the next level in MySQL support, we are here to serve you! Contact us today to see how we can assist you!

We at Valcora would love to hear from you! We are so sure that we can help your business, that we are eager to chat with you about what we can do take your business to the next level! Contact us today and we will get back with you right away! The best way to reach us for general inquiries is via the form below. This will generate a ticket for a sales associate to contact you. Most inquiries are answered same day - please allow more time for holiday or weekend contact. If you have an emergency or want to speak with a customer service representative, please call (888) 321-3306.