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Data safety for CIS can be managed with servers with redundant components and RAID arrays or replicated servers that provide very high availability for CIS. Single Server Although the single Server scenario provides a very reliable high availability server, this scenario does not address the failure of the server’s other electronic components. If one of those should fail then the clinic would be down until that is repaired. P & P supplies hardware which includes 3 years of on-site support with a 24/7 - 4 hour response time for servers supplied directly from the hardware manufacturer. Server Replication Replication is achieved by having 2 identically configured servers with special replication software running on each. P & P uses Double-Take which copies data changes at the byte (character) level to the second server each time there is a change on the master server. This is a software based replication where the servers are loosely coupled and don’t have to be at the same physical location. With this technology one can achieve high availability and protect data against potentially disastrous events such as a fire by locating the second server at a different location connected via the Internet. An additional advantage of this scenario is that backups can be performed on the replicated server which means that backups can be run at any time while the system is live. The replication data is stored on the primary server until the backup is completed and then is applied to bring the two servers back into synch. Data Backup In the case of a single server solution the backups must be scheduled and performed off-line. This is usually accomplished by scheduling backups after hours. In the case of the Server Replication solution the backups can be performed live at any time since the operation can be performed on the replicated server. Data is held on the main server until the backup is completed and then the two servers are brought back into synch. |
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P & P provides Critizal’s “designed for healthcare” online backup services. Online backup allows you to backup your information to servers and backup devices on the Internet. Why use online backup? By using an online backup service you are getting access to technology that large corporations use. You or your staff never have to remember to perform the backup or look to make sure the backup ran. Once set an online backup will backup you files at off hours at night, every night. What does Critizal’s “Designed for Healthcare” mean. Critizal has designed a backup that handles data needs specific to the healthcare industry. First and foremost, it is secure. Data is encrypted several times to ensure that all privacy legislation is met and your patient’s confidential information is protected. Second, it is affordable for large databases. If you are paperless, you know between the EMR, lab data, Rx data, and scans that even the smallest practice can have massive databases. Typical online backup become prohibitively expensive as the data sizes grow, some even get more expensive per GB the larger the database. Critizal’s backup realized that while the data requirement might be large, the budget shouldn’t have to be. Third, Critizal’s backup contract recognizes that we are one, if not your only key software vendor, so it offers the ability for you to authorize Critizal to restore data to our site at P & P for the purposes of servicing your software. Other backups services, you would have to make a request to restore to a DVD or some other media, and each creation would cost money. If you source Critizal through P & P, we can get a restore of your data, with your permission, not your money. |
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