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Virtual Private DIRT. Concepts, overview, and implementation Las Vegas, 9/13/2006 DIRT Development Team. Background. CGA currently provides cga-dirt.com free to its members Small organizations can use it today as their only damage database - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Virtual Private DIRTVirtual Private DIRT
Concepts, overview, and implementation
Las Vegas, 9/13/2006DIRT Development Team
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BackgroundBackground
CGA currently provides cga-dirt.com free to its members
Small organizations can use it today as their only damage database
Larger organizations have each created their own custom damage databases
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http://cga-dirt.com/http://cga-dirt.com/
a.k.a. https://www.damagereporting.org/
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Why?Why?
Why do these companies have their own damage databases?– Their database preceded DIRT– Not yet providing data to CGA
DIRT (legal reasons, for instance)– Like to keep all data in-house– Collect MORE data than the CGA
DIRT standard fields.
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The Basic IdeaThe Basic Idea
How can CGA help?– Reduce/eliminate database (DB)
creation cost for members– Reduce/eliminate operational
overhead for member DBs– Ensure compatibility with CGA
DIRT specifications– Ensure data privacy & security
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Solution: Virtual Private Solution: Virtual Private DIRTDIRT Starts out as a secure, isolated
copy of the DIRT application– Dedicated URL path(https://damagereporting.org/nnnnn)– Dedicated database space– Isolated identity management (users)– Separate configuration
Customize look & feel– Logo image– Application/organization name– Style, colors, layout to match your org.– Emails to/from your org.
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Graphical High-Level ViewGraphical High-Level View
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Flex Field CustomizationFlex Field Customization
Add your own fields to CGA DIRT– Dates, numbers, pick
lists, …– Validation rules &
ranges– Help text
Becomes part of DIRT– Web form: Part Z– Automated Data Loader– Reporting/Query Wizard
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Additional CustomizationsAdditional Customizations
Country restrictions (restrict to either US or Canada)
State/Province subsets, useful for a state One-Call center
Basically, any pick list in CGA DIRT can be restricted (but not necessarily expanded) in your Virtual Private DIRT
Additional customizing and integrations available at time & materials rates.
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Data sharing with CGAData sharing with CGA
Opt-In Setting, see above Automatic, nightly process once
enabled Shares new damage reports and edits
to existing reports Application Admins for Virtual DIRT
instance become Company Admins in CGA DIRT North America to view their shared data.
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Data security & backupsData security & backups
Ref. DIRT Security WhitepaperAt cga-dirt.com/presentation
Data only shared w/CGA if specified Automatic nightly backups to two
secure, redundant off-site locations Nightly secure vendor-neutral data
backups made available for your org (.csv files inside a .zip archive)
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Operational ModelOperational Model
“Hosted” Service– No servers needed at your facility– No databases needed at your facility– No software to install/patch– Accessed purely through web browser
How is it funded?– CGA membership & sponsorship– Nominal initial setup– Nominal annual subscription
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Signing Up (proposed)Signing Up (proposed)
Link from cga-dirt.com or direct to cga-dirt.com/virtual
Other documentation for Virtual Private DIRT to be posted to that area
Online credit card payment (Visa/MC/Amex/…) -- “Buy Now” button for initial setup & first year’s subscription
Subscription renewals & upgrades to be available from same place
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PricingPricing
One-time initial setup $tbd, includes Xhrs support
Annual subscription $tbd up to X “seats” (active logins), Xhrs support
Additional “seats” $tbd/ea or $tbd/year for unlimited
Additional support or customization at $tbd/hr
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