Technical Infrastructure

One of the biggest obstacles I faced before entering private practice was getting the hardware and software configuration best suited to the kinds of work in which I was involved. There were always compromises to fit into an existing IT budget and configuration. This infrastructure is based upon my 20+ years of experience servicing database marketing clients.

 

File Servers	4 Dell PowerEdge Servers
OS	MS Server 2003 / MS SBS 2003
Storage Arrays	5 Dell PowerVault storage arrays providing > 3Tb RAID5
RDBMS	MS SQL Server 2000 and MS SQL 2005
Data Backup	Dell PowerVault 130T 4 x DLT7000 robotic library; Fiber Channel interface at 1.65Gb/s
Power Backup	4 x APC 3000 non-interruptible power supplies with Network Management services and protection
Security	Symantec Anti-virus; Dual firewalls; PGP data encryption; Off-site storage of encrypted backups
Internet	Fiber DSL - static IP
File Transfer	Secure FTP (MS IIS 6.0)
Workstations	Dell P4 w/ 1Gb RAM and 120Gb local HDD Dell P4 w/ 2Gb RAM and 360Gb local HDD
Network	1Gbps Ethernet (hardwired), secure VPN capable (56bit DES / 168bit 3 DES , IKE)

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