Deployment Options for Web Client Applications
Smart Clients Offer Flexible Deployment Options
PCA Smart Client applications are hosting environment independent. The SQL Server database can be located anywhere — on your network behind a firewall or with a 3rd-party hosting provider. Through our business relationship with Amazon and Azure, PCA is able to offer cost-effective, one-stop application Hosting, Maintenance and Support services.
Self-Hosted (Your Server) | Managed-Hosted (AWS or your ISP) | |
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SQL Server | The SQL Server database resides on your server, behind your firewall (Smart Client Server Requirements) | The SQL Server database is hosted at Amazon AWS, Azure, on a dedicated Server or Virtual Server (a VM inside a shared Server) |
Maintenance | Your business performs all SQL Server database and Server hardware maintenance services | PCA performs all SQL Server database and Server hardware maintenance services |
Bandwidth | Your business provides the bandwidth | AWS or Azure provides the bandwidth (managed multi-homed, Tier 1 network, with 99.9% uptime Service-Level Agreement) |
Integration | Integration with local (User) Desktop applications is fast and inexpensive — integration with LAN applications (e.g. ERP, Accounting, etc.) is also is fast and inexpensive, typically via ODBC or file import/export | Integration with local (User) Desktop applications is fast and inexpensive — integration with applications on your LAN is limited to the extent they are IP-addressable |
Support | PCA provides primary support services | PCA provides primary support services |
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