With over a decade of experience in working with Microsoft Access and SQL Server, we specialise in quickly learning the nuances of your business to build the perfect solution.
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Discover how we've helped teams like yours save thousands of hours per month using our powerful, bespoke database-driven solutions.
Has your team outgrown legacy spreadsheets? We can consolidate your data into a powerful but easy-to-use web app.
Sensitive data that needs to remain on-site? We can build intranet apps that are accessible on your local network or VPN.
Struggling with finding support for legacy MS Access databases? We can reverse engineer and modernise them.
Are your databases slowing you down? We can analyse them and see if they can be further optimised.
Looking for one-off advice with your existing Microsoft Excel project? Our consultants can assist for an hourly rate.
We can rapidly develop proof-of-concepts that allows you demonstrate your potential solution, without breaking the bank.
I set up Better Technology to deliver first-class Excel solutions, all designed to help you achieve your goals with ease. We’ll take a hands-on approach at every stage, working closely with you to determine exactly what you need and how best to deliver it.
Depending on project complexity, we start most of our projects within two to three weeks. Our highly experienced, friendly team will work closely with your own team to deliver a best-in-class bespoke solution.
We know that a one-size-fits-all approach rarely solves the unique business challenges of our clients. Learn more about how we have created bespoke solutions in a variety of sectors.
Branded Merchandise Manufacturer
We helped migrate our client from using a combination of Monday.com and Excel spreadsheets, to a bespoke web-based solution for production planning, stock control and reporting.
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Multinational Beverage Producer
By consolidating several KPI tracker spreadsheets into a single bespoke web application, our client can now get aggregated insights across all of their territories in real-time, increasing revenue.
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Education Furniture Producer
We removed their reliance on a decades-old spreadsheet and developed a custom API to allow for an integration with Sage 200c that significantly increased order throughput.
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Step 1
We’ll discuss your requirements in depth in a one-to-one consultation.
Step 2
We’ll work out what we need to do to deliver your solution, and how much it will cost.
Step 3
We’ll take you through a mocked up version of your solution, showing you exactly how it works.
Step 4
With your input, we’ll deliver the full version of your solution.
Here's what some of our clients have to say about working with us.
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Head of Supply Finance, Treasury Wine Estates
"An ERP implementation at work left us with a few process gaps. Worked with Lee on implementing a database to fill the void and they did it with aplomb. Highly recommend.
Reward & Performance Manager, Lambert Smith Hampton
"Worked closely with the Better Technology team on a number of occasions, I wouldn't hesitate in recommending them. They provide a consistently high level of service."
Senior Category Manager, Asahi UK
"A great company to work with - they grasp concepts quickly, execute to a very high level, and provide great communication throughout the process."
Director, Prosus Consulting
" Designed a database for a energy supplier client of mine to support the migration of a large customer base... support was excellent and Lee and his team were great."
There are two elements to our pricing structure: a fixed-price initial development cost, and an on-going monthly fee for support, maintenance, updates and hosting.
Having been in the industry for over a decade, we're confident in our ability to estimate the complexity of a project. This is why we can offer a fixed-price for development, giving you peace-of-mind in the rare case of project overruns.
Typically we offer three different tiers of our SLA, which provide varying levels of response time, backup retention, email/phone support and dev credits for additional tweaks/changes.
The beauty of bespoke software is that we can build exactly what you want, the way you want it. However, we know that sometimes it's hard to know what you want until you can see it in front of you.
To help mitigate these unexpected changes which are an inevitable part of the software development lifecycle, we offer dev credits that are included in the monthly fee. These entitle you to a certain number of development hours per month that can be used to implement tweaks, changes, or additional features.
Dev credits can be accumulated over the course of the year and then used to significantly discount new projects, if desired. This helps reduce friction when developing new software, as approving new features and consuming credits is as simple as clicking a button on our customer portal.
With the introduction of GDPR legislation, the focus on data protection and security is greater than ever, and we take this extremely seriously. We are a Cyber Essentials certified organisation, registered with the ICO (ZA519853).
We host with Microsoft Azure in their ISO 27001 and ISO 27018 certified UK data centres, which also meet PCI DSS and SOC 2 standards. This ensures that your data is managed according to the highest standards of security and privacy, fully compliant with GDPR and industry best practices.
You can read our entire Data Security Policy here to learn more about how your data is securely stored, retained and removed when necessary. It also outlines the various cybersecurity countermeasures we have in place to deter and mitigate internal and external threats, both accidental and malicious.
Absolutely. Our consultants are not only programmers, but are also experienced at analysing business processes and identifying areas that can benefit from the clever application of technology.
Once this analysis is ready, they can work with you to help create your specification, which you are free to take to other software developers if you so wish.
Of course. By default, we offer to host your web application on our Azure platform, however we are more than happy to provide you or your IT provider with the published application files and database, in order for you to host internally on a compatible platform.
We are happy to assist you and your team to perform this migration, if required, at our hourly consulting rate.
We use the Microsoft stack, which includes Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, SQL Server, ASP.NET WebForms, and Blazor.
Each technology has a specific use-case and implementation cost, so by working with a wide range of technologies we can optimise the solution for your budget and timescale.
Typically we offer three different tiers of our SLA, which provide varying levels of response time, backup retention, email/phone support and dev credits for additional tweaks/changes.
You will have direct access to our UK-based team of developers, who will intimately know how your application works, in order to get you back up and running as soon as possible.
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