Managed Server Packages
MS packages compute resource and storage as a metered service similar to a traditional public utility company. This frees the client from large capital expenses associated with acquiring, installing, and maintaining a private server.
This table summarizes the advantages of ETA's Managed Server.
| ETA Managed Server | Client-owned server | |
| Flexibility | CPU or storage capacity can be added in minutes, with negligible disruption and minimal additional cost. | CPU and storage are bounded by hardware limitations, requiring system or storage upgrade, possibly requiring replacement of entire server. Significant disruption and cost. |
| Reliability | ETA uses multiple redundant servers. In the unlikely event of a server failure, client's services can be automatically moved to another server in minutes. | Failure of client server can result in significant downtime for replacement parts, data restoration, etc. |
| Disaster Recovery | Client data is on high-availability, enterprise-class storage array located in ETA's Class-A datacenter. This array uses RAID-6 technology to safeguard client data. Data is backed up daily to a secondary data center. | Client data is located on server located in client office space. Unless client performs regular backups and takes them off site, a fire or other disaster can result in destruction of both primary and backup data. |