FAQ: 2.1 Technical architecture
What is the IT infrastructure?
Hardware
- Sun Enterprise Server with up to 32GB RAM
- Dell Enterprise Servers with up to 256GB RAM multi core processors
- Scalable, well known for complex business logic applications (Union Bank of Switzerland, Swiss National Bank, Daimler Chrysler, etc.; see references)
- Runs on all known servers (UNIX, NT)
- Maximal database size 2 Terabytes
- 7 Days x 24 Hours
- On line Backups
- On line data migration
- Rollback to any time possible
- Active database
- The database contains data and behavior
- Every operation and query can be processed on the server or on the client (thus making it extremely easy to tune the performance)
- Lifeware has worked with Gemstone since 1998
- For more information: www.gemstone.com
Outline very briefly your overall technical strategy for the next 3-5 years.
Full object oriented development
- Reuse of our business object application framework
- Biological development with daily updates of the production
- Hardware independence
- N-location distribution
- Up to the minute software integrations
- Full use of multi core architectures to dramatically improve performance
- Full exploitation of standard features for web browsers
- Smartphones support
- Intelligent form recognition
- Mass printing and delivery support
How is your approach to security, back up and emergency handling?
Web server feature
- Kerberos authentication system
- On line bckups
- Rollback to any time possible
- Remote administration available
- Automatic recovery and restart
Database Gemstone/S features
- Kerberos authentication system
- On line backups
- Rollback to any time possible
- Remote administration available
- Automatic recovery and restart