Being an Apprentice at Dogsbody
Hello, I’m Ashley and I’ve just completed my apprenticeship here at Dogsbody Technology and I want to tell you why it was AWESOME! When I came to Dogsbody I was finishing my first year at University studying Maths & Physics. I chose being an apprentice with Dogsbody rather than continuing with University and have now […]
Congratulations Ashley – Infrastructure Technician
Congratulations to Ashley on completing her Linux Systems Apprenticeship, gaining a distinction and qualifying as a Infrastructure Technician level 3. We are even more pleased that Ashley has chosen to continue her career with Dogsbody Technology as a permanent member of staff. Ashley joined us 18 months ago with zero Linux skills, proving an apprenticeship […]
2020 Christmas hours
As 2020 draws to a close (a year we are all happy to see the back of), we are taking our usual Christmas break as, quite frankly, everyone deserve it more than ever this year. Our Christmas 2020 hours are: Thurs 24 Dec 2020 – Office closed after 13:00. Fri 25 Dec 2020 – Public […]
Giving back in 2020
Whilst, I am sure, a lot of us would like to return (give back) 2020 for a full refund, this is about us giving back to others in 2020, working to look after our local community and beyond. This year is no exception. We are very happy to report that our local foodbank is not […]
Ubuntu 16.04 End of Life April 2021
On April 2021, Ubuntu 16.04 reaches end of life (EOL); We recommend that you update to Ubuntu 20.04. Technology and security evolves, new bugs are fixed and new threats prevented, in order to maintain a secure infrastructure it is important to update all software and systems. Operating systems are key to security, providing the libraries […]
MySQL 5.6 End of Life 05 Feb 2021
Official support for MySQL 5.6 ends on the 05 Feb 2021. After this date, known security flaws will no longer be fixed leaving you exposed to significant security vulnerabilities. We recommend you upgrade to MySQL 5.7 or newer. Some operating system maintainers backport security patches however this is not always guaranteed so do your research. […]