Our Trusted Suppliers after 15+ Years
The Best Business Tools for UK SMEs It’s that time of year when suppliers, landlords and even hiring costs all increase in price…and businesses start reviewing their outgoings. Dogsbody Technology has been incorporated for over 16 years, and we’re often asked which suppliers we use to run our business efficiently. Over the years, we’ve discovered […]
Avoid Surprise AWS RDS Charges in 2026
From 31 Jul 2026 Amazon Web Services (AWS) will automatically start charging anyone using RDS MySQL 8.0 Community Edition for “Extended Support”. Your monthly database costs could increase significantly (in many cases close to double). TL;DR MySQL 8.0 goes End of Life (EOL) In April 2026 From 31 Jul 2026 AWS will start charging extra […]
Wrapping Up 2025: Our Christmas Hours
2025 has brought many exciting changes for Dogsbody Technology. To celebrate the season and recharge, our office will be closed for the festive period. Our Christmas 2025 hours are: Friday 12 Dec 2025 – Limited cover. Wed 24 Dec 2025 – Office closed after 13:00. Thurs 25 Dec 2025 – Public Holiday. Fri 26 Dec […]
PHP 8.1 will go end of life – 31 Dec 2025
PHP 8.1 End of Life – Act Now PHP 8.1 goes end of life on the 31 December 2025. After this date, known security flaws will no longer be fixed, leaving your sites exposed to significant security vulnerabilities. It is important to update to a newer version of PHP. We recommend upgrading to one of […]
Army Leadership Challenge Day 2025
On a beautiful day in March 2025 the Dogsbody team left their desks for an Army Leadership Challenge Day, made possible by our Armed Forces Covenant. Based at Longmoor Training Camp, we took part in a number of mental and physical military tasks facilitated by soldiers, from various corps within the army, including the army […]