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Automation Creations hosts applications and data on both the Microsoft and Linux platforms and uses industry Best Practices to ensure the security and availability of your data. ACI specializes in delivering data driven web applications to both the educational and government communities and our servers offer a safe, reliable solution.

On our Windows platforms, we use state of the art servers from Dell Computer Corporation. Our web servers use the Windows 2000/2003 Server operating system driven by Internet Information Server. The most current version of server software is maintained by ACI's certified network specialists. Our Linux servers support PHP, ColdFusion, MySQL, and many other programming languages and data storage systems.

ACI’s standard approach to server and data management includes the use of various techniques ensuring no data loss, maximum server operation time and a rapid recovery process. ACI’s data backup procedure includes:

This data protection procedure ensures that ACI can react quickly and efficiently to any data loss due to any catastrophic event. To further safeguard any data, ACI practices a routine transfer of data backup tape storage to a secure off-site location in case of a catastrophic event within the physical location of the data center, such as fire, flood or terrorist action. ACI’s server restoration procedures include:

By providing redundant server coverage the time to restoring normal system operations is almost immediate. The manual for each server supplies any network administrator with enough information to rebuild any server that may have failed within a three hour time period.

ACI constantly monitors all network traffic by using the latest intrusion detection tools. This enables the ACI staff to respond quickly to outside threats that can jeopardize the integrity of the data and systems under our charge. ACI has company policy and procedures ensuring all systems with in our internal network are secure and have the best up-to-date virus protection installed.

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