| FEATURE |
DESCRIPTION |
| Co-location |
Servers
managed in a professional, state-of-the art co-location
facility. |
| 24x7
Monitoring |
Technology is used to ensure that service is online and
available at all times. In case of a problem, a formal
escalation/notification process has been established.
|
| Backups |
Routine
backups of database. Physically locating backups in separate
facilities. |
| Expandable
Bandwidth |
Ability
to expand bandwidth without any downtime. |
| Network
Redundancy |
Bandwidth for service is connected to multiple Tier 1
Internet providers. |
| Power
Redundancy |
Multiple power-grid connections, uninterruptible power
supplies, and back-up generators are in place and regularly
tested. |
| Database
Capacity |
Ability
for database to handle multi-terabyte databases.**Resident
Interactive runs on the Oracle database. |
| 2-tier
Architecture to Avoid Bottlenecks |
An
architecture that allows the browser to communicate directly
with the database for optimal results and security. **The
application logic is stored in the database, which is
optimal when compared to ASP sites that require an NT
Server between the browser and the database. |
| Storage
of Multimedia and Documents in the Database |
Ability
to store unlimited numbers of multi-media files and documents
in the database as opposed to the file system. **Oracle's
Intermedia options store documents and other multi-media
data types directly in the database. |
| Optimal
Query Performance |
Ability
for database to run parallel queries and provide optimal
performance.**Oracle's holds the record for the majority
of TPC benchmarks and provides parallel query capabilities.
|
| Private
Network |
All
community data is stored in a database on a private network
that is only accessible through the authenticated requests
from the web server. |
| In-house
Development Staff |
Product
developers are not out-sourced to a third party. |
| Hosting
Included |
All
hosting fees, back-up of data, network availability, server
maintenance, etc. is included. |