Support Systems

Selection of supporting systems

Typical questions that need to be answered:

Do you need to buy “the best”?
How much hardware and redundancy is enough?
Which manufacturer is the best?
How do the supplier and the product match up to my list of requirements?

Sizing
Help in finding the most cost-effective solution. Should you buy too big a solution or one based on predictions but with plenty of room for growth and cost-effective upgrades in a timely manner?

We give you information and help you decide.

Database
You may be told which database to use (goes with the gaming software) or you may have a choice.

If you have a choice,

how do you decide which database to use?
What must you take into account in the decision?

Backup and Replication

Why back up (not such a stupid question!) (recovery, forensic reasons, etc.)?
What to backup up
Storage: where to keep, cycling, storage period (the workflow)
Security

How to handle changes
Some authorities will want to understand the changes you wish to make. We can help to ensure that the process is smooth and that misunderstandings are eliminated or kept to a minimum.

Even if this is a minor process, you will want to know of changes and manage those changes. We can provide both process and software to ensure proper management of all changes.

Network architecture

What must you have as an architecture?
What would be useful?
What is the most cost-effective solution?
The method of determining the best solution