SOLID Savings

SOLID SAVINGS

The most expensive database transaction is the first one

The true cost of a database management system is measured not in dollars or marks but in days and weeks. Or, in the case of SOLID Server, in minutes. You can install SOLID Server in about five minutes or less, right out of the box. It doesn't take much time, and it doesn't take much hardware.

Savings in the short run

In many offices, there is no database administrator - just a computer literate individual who got stuck with the job. He or she has better things to do than to spend weeks reading a 1000-page user's manual. All relevant instructions for SOLID Server are on a few palm-sized pages. It's that simple.

And in the long run

Even in a distributed, multi-vendor environment, you can administer the whole database system centrally from a single workstation using SOLID Remote Control.

With SOLID Remote Control, you can administer an enterprise-wide system from one workstation.
Installation and hardware costs are here today and gone tomorrow - but administration costs are with you forever. SOLID Server is a care-free component, making it time-saving and money-saving in the long run, as well.

Installed before you can get back from lunch

It can take a team of experts a week to install and configure some database management systems (DBMSs). Installation of SOLID Server takes just a few minutes. You don't have to be a computer programmer. Just insert the program disk and run Setup. That's all there is to it.

The fail-safe database server

All you have to do is press this button to make online backup copies and keep your data secure. And you can automate this too with timed commands.

Recovery from system failures is fast and automatic, without any user intervention. All administrative operations can be performed online, while users continue to access the database. The only user action required is to make backups - all it takes is one touch of a button - and even that can be automated.

From the user's point of view, SOLID Server is virtually invisible. SOLID Server, designed for continuous operation in mission-critical applications, creates an ideal balance between data security and easy access to information.

It also cuts hardware costs

The memory requirement for SOLID Server starts from as little as 1 MB RAM and 2 MB disk space. In a smaller system you do not necessarily need a dedicated server. But no matter how large you grow the system, SOLID Server stays lean and mean. It needs less hardware than comparable database servers.

Compact but complete

Don't be fooled by the size. SOLID Server is a powerful, full-featured relational database server for client/server networks. It offers all the features you would expect to find in an industrial-strength database server. ANSI standard SQL interfaces, stored procedures, row-level transaction management - you name it.
There are no limits to the number of tables, attributes, rows, keys or key parts. SOLID Server supports variable length data and Binary Large Objects up to 2 GB. It runs on anything from a single-user Windows notebook PC to symmetric multiprocessing and RISC UNIX environments.

Runs fast, big or small

Most databases get slow as they grow. With SOLID Server, active new data is separated from older, more stable data. The small active index - the unique Bonsai Tree - stores new data by maintaining multi-version information with time dimensions. More stable data is stored in the storage system.

With this two-tiered approach, all write operations are performed on the Bonsai Tree, which remains small, fast and efficient. Data is transferred to the storage system as a large batch insert, thus minimizing the hard disk load. The Bonsai Tree performs concurrency control, detecting if transactions conflict with write operations to the Bonsai Tree. This reduces the work needed for validating transactions.

Don't take a risk

Standards do not have to slow you down. SOLID Server has a native ODBC interface, with no extra software layers. It provides maximum power and functionality within the standards

Information technology is changing so fast that today's system - no matter how advanced - can be tomorrow's dinosaur. The best way to protect your investment is to invest in a standard system. SOLID Server is designed in compliance with all relevant SQL standards: ANSI SQL2, Microsoft ODBC, SAG CLI and X/Open SQL. Strict adherence to these standards means that you are not tied to any particular hardware, development tools or system software. You are free to choose what's best for you.

SOLID Server has a small footprint, and it runs almost anywhere. It is the only RDBMS that is fully scalable from a 4 MB Windows notebook to symmetric multiprocessing and RISC UNIX platforms -and it has the same file format and functionality on all platforms.

SOLID Server supports all major operating systems, networks and communication protocols, and preserves the integrity of data across platforms, providing a smooth migration path to large multi-vendor solutions.

The bottom line is that if you are satisfied with SOLID Server, you can expand the system as needed. If for some reason SOLID Server does not meet your expectations, you are free to adopt another standard solution.

The risk is ours. The choice is yours.