Instar SaaS

TechEdge provides Instar as a Software as a Service (SaaS), by remotely accessing installations located on our hosting platform.

Everything is stored in TechEdge premises, in a single location, easing the maintenance and upgrade of the Instar installations.

The users are only focused on getting insights from the tool.

Credentials

Instar SaaS is currently used by:

Benefits

Platform maintenance

TechEdge is responsible for keeping the platform hardware and OS up-to-date.

Controlled Running environments

Instar runs on a single environment; no incompatibility or platform issues which might affect the execution of Instar.

Data & Config Delivery

Centralized configuration has only one single delivery point.

No need to deliver the data and configuration changes to several clients.

Data Integrity

All clients access the same dataset and configuration at the same time.

Easy access

Only a desktop or a laptop and network access is needed.

Troubleshooting

Client doubts are easier to reproduce as there is a single installation and running platform.

Ticketing system available.

For Instar users

Only a laptop or desktop with internet connection is needed.

A thin client is used to access Instar Analytics, available for Windows, Mac Os and Linux.

No special storage or processing capabilities are needed:

Easy installation and access.

Very suitable for remote working.

Users focus only on getting insights.

System Administrators Responsabilities

System administrators (sofres) still keep their responsibilities:

Technical aspects - Schema

Technical aspects

Provided by our own TechEdge state-of-the-art Data Centers

Multiple locations to provide high-availability and redundancy

High levels of system uptime warranted

System optimized for the best Instar performance:

64-bits installations - SQL Server databases - high-speed, low-latency SSD storage

Hardware resources can be upsized if required.

Automated platform reporting and hardware monitoring dashboards.

Summary

Why would I need it? Because...

Users can access from any computer from anywhere in the world.

No complex installation needed.

Data and configuration is centralized.

Data and configuration changes only need to be delivered to a single point.

Immediate and unified access to new data.

Secured data with redundancy and backups.

Optimal performance in Instar.

Techedge assumes the system maintenance.

Storage and hardware resources easily upgraded.

Client requirements

A Windows, MacOS or Linux computer with Internet access.