In May 2026, the CA/Browser Forum voted to make Certificate Authority Authorization (CAA) checking mandatory for publicly trusted Certificate Authorities from 2027. For many organisations this won’t require any action. However, for businesses using automated certificate management – particularly with Let’s Encrypt – it’s worth understanding what this change means before it catches anyone out. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Dogsbody Technology are proud to be leading the way as one of the first 100 companies in the UK to achieve the Fair Payment Code Silver Award for the high standard of our payment practices. Fair Payment Code Silver Award The Silver Award is awarded to those paying at least 95% of all invoices within […]
2024 has been a great year for Dogsbody Technology and we are taking some well earned time off by closing our office for the festive period… Our Christmas 2024 hours are: Tues 24 Dec 2024 – Office closed after 13:00. Wed 25 Dec 2024 – Public Holiday. Thurs 26 Dec 2024 – Public Holiday. Fri […]