Calyx Point Data Server

Calyx Point Data Server Planning

 

At D&K we get a lot of business owners that are interested in having a solution to make their business more efficient and productive. For mortgage offices we’ve come to like this one product in particular because of its simplicity and ease of maintenance. It’s our kind of product because it’s to the point, fast and professional, and not slow colorful and pretty. Calyx Point Data Server is unique in that it is a lightweight program which runs off and SQL database and has great support. Mortgage offices that we setup with teleworkers or branch offices thrive on Calyx PDS and have the potential to grow rapidly.

 

Here’s what is needed for this project:

1.       Server with SQL workgroup, and MSWS2003 Standard R2 SP2

2.       SSL Certificate

3.       Subdomain

4.       High Speed Internet at location of choosing with one Static IP address

1.       Optionally you can have it hosted in a data warehouse which has redundant everything

5.       Offsite/online automated and encrypted backup program

6.       Battery backup for Server if not at data warehouse

7.       Extra cables for server and place to put server in dry, static-free environment

8.       Calyx PDS server install

9.       Calyx compatible version for client installs

10.   Setup, Installation, and Configuration

 

Here’s the timeframe:

            Pending server arrival, internet upgrade for Static IP address complete, we can have the server fully functional in approximately 2 days.

 

Capacity Planning:

1.       The server we install will be a basic web server but capable of handling about 50 concurrent connections without notice of lag over the WAN. Most of the time if we create 100 user accounts on the server, only about 50% are used at the same time. Using a T1 of course if the best option for consistency but this system has proved very well if just run with a large DSL pipe. 

2.       You can have numerous shared template sets, data folders, and Cardex databases. Usually each branch has separate folder/s and template. Certain users will only have access to certain folders for compliance/reporting purposes. The reporting feature is really nice and we’ve created several custom reports too.

3.       You’ll be able to connect to this server over the WAN as long as you have a compatible version on your workstation, and have a good internet connection.

4.       If you have existing information that you need uploaded to the server we will have to do that during the installation.

5.       Increasing amount of users beyond 100, if necessary will warrant additional web servers and possibly an SQL database engine so as to allow multiple servers to connect with a single data source.

 

If you have any questions let us know.