No On-Site Server

For small public libraries, maintaining a server can be expensive, unpredictable, and very frustrating. And if you expose your server to the Internet for remote catalog access, you become responsible for protecting against hackers. The Apollo ILS runs from Biblionix servers on the Internet, freeing you from server dependence. This approach is called Software-as-a-Service. How It Works.

Full ILS functionality: With no server in your building, you get a fully featured ILS that was designed by practicing librarians. Biblionix hosts your data in a safe and secure fashion on its powerful servers.

Save server costs: No longer will you have to decide when and what server to buy. No longer will you have to budget for a new server. No longer will you have to pay for and deal with maintenance headaches and costs. With Apollo, your subscription fee covers it all.

Secure and Safe Data: Our servers reside in top-tier Internet datacenters. They are deployed using geographic redundancy. In other words, your data is securely located in multiple cities and securely housed by multiple datacenter companies. It’s always up-to-date in all servers, so if one server goes down, another can pick up the load. These extraordinary measures insure that there is no single point of failure. And that means your library keeps operating through thick and thin. The datacenters are heavily protected facilities designed to maximize up-time for their customers. Here are some examples of what they provide:

• Connections to five different Internet providers
• Industry-best solutions to guard against denial of service attacks, malicious traffic, intrusion
• Parallel 500KVA UPS battery backup units
• 2000KW diesel generator with onsite fuel storage
• Redundant 20 ton HVAC units
• Pre-action dry pipe fire suppression
• Proximity security badge access
• Digital security video surveillance

When you provide remote catalog access from your on-site server, you expose it to the whole Internet. If not set up and managed properly, this can allow hackers to steal and alter your data. Conversely, with your data on our server, you benefit from our constant professional protection.

Backups: With Apollo, you'll have better backup protection than you do now. We use multiple disk drives, so if one crashes, your library won't miss a beat. We back up your data every single night. Plus we record every transaction in real-time to another server, so you can't lose a single thing. This means that you can forget backup and restore regimens.

No Software to Install: Since all the software you and your patrons will use located on our servers, there's no software for you to install and maintain. All you need to use Apollo is a browser. All your patrons need is a browser. There's no server software and no client software. Open. Easy. Empowering.

Maintain Predictable Technology Expenditures: Increase the accuracy and reliability of your budgeting and cost control. With Apollo, there's only one yearly fee instead of yearly fees PLUS unpredictable hardware costs as with legacy ILS products. You won't need to deal with the surprise of buying a new server or with downtime while your server is repaired. Let Biblionix take the risk for you so you can keep operating.

FREE Upgrades: Since all the software is on our servers, upgrades are easy. But more importantly, they are FREE. You'll get advances and improvements with no cost or action on your part. That means you won't get left behind in functionality and new technologies.

Start an Apollo trial today — it's free and it's fun.

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