Infrastructure Practices

We believe that excellent infrastructure is necessary to create an environment that promotes innovation, productivity, and communication in our work culture. Every aspect of our infrastructure is designed to provide our employees with an environment that is comparable to what our partners and clients may have. Our Infrastructure allows for excellent integration with our clients’ environment while maintaining isolation and protection for every customer. Silicus software development services are delivered from an offshore development center in Pune (India) leveraging a cost efficient and predictable onsite-offshore distributed delivery model. Important aspects of our Infrastructure include:

• Well-Equipped Computing Environment,
• Automated Data Backup,
• Communication and Connectivity, and
• Dedicated Infrastructure Team

Additional provisions for installation of proprietary and additional hardware and software to meet specific customer needs are also available. An excellent process and technology infrastructure allows us to deliver our services seamlessly across clients globally.

Computing Environments

Silicus software development engagements span all major distributed computing platforms and databases, and development environments that support tools and libraries for development platforms. The following summarizes our computing capabilities:

Automated Data Backup

At Silicus we ensure data is backed up in accordance with best practices. The frequency of backups as well as maintenance of backups ensures efficient recovery in the event of a disaster.

Data is backed up using:

• Automated Backup Procedures to backup Server Configurations and Data
• Daily Incremental Backups maintained locally, offsite and at our Houston Office
• Weekly Full Backups maintained locally, offsite and at our Houston Office

Communication & Connectivity

Silicus employees and clients at customer locations connect to the core infrastructure using a secure SSL VPN solution over broadband connections. Additionally all Silicus offices globally are connected to our development center over a fully meshed IPSec VPN.

Our communication facilities include:

• Centralized VOIP facilities out of Houston with US Based Numbers for all Silicus locations
• Video Conferencing over IP
• Fully meshed IPSec VPN across Silicus Locations
• IPSec VPNs with several customers
• SSL VPNs available for remote users and customers with restricted privileges

Dedicated Infrastructure Team

Silicus has a dedicated team responsible for the following aspects of Silicus’ infrastructure:

• Server and Desktop Management
• Network Management
• Application Management
• Facilities Management
• Institutionalization of Corporate Infrastructure Usage Policies
• Auditing and Reporting of policy enforcement across the network and systems

If you would like to know more about our infrastructure practices, please contact us.