smartsimple presents your data in the cloud
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Your Data in the Cloud
Chin Chuah
Systems Controller
Your Data in the Cloud
• What is the Cloud?– Benefits to the Cloud
• SmartSimple as a Cloud– Platform Security– Backup Redundancy– Server Configuration Options– Hosting Location Security
What is the Cloud?
• Non-local resource pool made transparent– Transparency vs the unknown
What is the Cloud?
Distributed Resources
Efficiency
ScalabilityReliability
Benefits to the Cloud
• Efficiency– Faster setup and maintenance, infrastructure
already in place– On demand resources, use only what you
need– Ease of maintenance– Lower costs
Benefits to the Cloud
• Reliability– Hosting providers are specialized knowledge
experts– Greater variety and access to resources
inherent to resource pooling– Redundancy inherent to resource pooling
Benefits to the Cloud
• Scalability– Easy to expand resources– Easy to clone copies
SmartSimple Cloud
Platform Security
• SmartSimple maintains CSAE3416 (SSAE16) Third Party Assurance Audit
• Recently completed PCI DSS• Data encrypted in motion 256-bit SSL• Data encrypted at rest AES 256-bit key• Secure data disposal
Platform Security
• Robust security model that fits your business
• HTTP Filter prevents XSS• Platform Architecture prevents SQL
injection
Backup Redundancy
• Daily backups• Hot backup server always accessible• Optional incremental backups archived for
90 days
Server Configuration Options
• Physical Server– Single Server– Two-Server application and database– Multi-Server cluster
• Cloud Server
Hosting Location SecurityPhysical Hosting (PEER1)
Cloud Hosting (Amazon EC2)
Location Canada - Toronto US - North VirginiaUS - OregonUS - North CaliforniaEU - Ireland
Certifications CSAE3416 (SSAE16)PCI DSS
SSAE16 (CSAE3416)PCI DSSFISMA ModerateHIPAA
Companies Using Amazon AWS
• Dow Jones• Linkedin• Expedia• Uniliver• SAP• Citrix
• Nokia• Suncorp• Thomson Reuters• Netflix• Pfizer• CDC Biosense 2.0
SmartSimple Layers
SmartSimple
Components
Operating System
Hardware Infrastructure
Thank You!
• Questions?