Virtual Private DIRTVirtual Private DIRT

Concepts, overview, and implementation

Las Vegas, 9/13/2006DIRT Development Team

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BackgroundBackground

CGA currently provides cga-dirt.com free to its members

Small organizations can use it today as their only damage database

Larger organizations have each created their own custom damage databases

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http://cga-dirt.com/http://cga-dirt.com/

a.k.a. https://www.damagereporting.org/

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Why?Why?

Why do these companies have their own damage databases?– Their database preceded DIRT– Not yet providing data to CGA

DIRT (legal reasons, for instance)– Like to keep all data in-house– Collect MORE data than the CGA

DIRT standard fields.

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The Basic IdeaThe Basic Idea

How can CGA help?– Reduce/eliminate database (DB)

creation cost for members– Reduce/eliminate operational

overhead for member DBs– Ensure compatibility with CGA

DIRT specifications– Ensure data privacy & security

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Solution: Virtual Private Solution: Virtual Private DIRTDIRT Starts out as a secure, isolated

copy of the DIRT application– Dedicated URL path(https://damagereporting.org/nnnnn)– Dedicated database space– Isolated identity management (users)– Separate configuration

Customize look & feel– Logo image– Application/organization name– Style, colors, layout to match your org.– Emails to/from your org.

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Graphical High-Level ViewGraphical High-Level View

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Flex Field CustomizationFlex Field Customization

Add your own fields to CGA DIRT– Dates, numbers, pick

lists, …– Validation rules &

ranges– Help text

Becomes part of DIRT– Web form: Part Z– Automated Data Loader– Reporting/Query Wizard

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Additional CustomizationsAdditional Customizations

Country restrictions (restrict to either US or Canada)

State/Province subsets, useful for a state One-Call center

Basically, any pick list in CGA DIRT can be restricted (but not necessarily expanded) in your Virtual Private DIRT

Additional customizing and integrations available at time & materials rates.

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Data sharing with CGAData sharing with CGA

Opt-In Setting, see above Automatic, nightly process once

enabled Shares new damage reports and edits

to existing reports Application Admins for Virtual DIRT

instance become Company Admins in CGA DIRT North America to view their shared data.

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Data security & backupsData security & backups

Ref. DIRT Security WhitepaperAt cga-dirt.com/presentation

Data only shared w/CGA if specified Automatic nightly backups to two

secure, redundant off-site locations Nightly secure vendor-neutral data

backups made available for your org (.csv files inside a .zip archive)

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Operational ModelOperational Model

“Hosted” Service– No servers needed at your facility– No databases needed at your facility– No software to install/patch– Accessed purely through web browser

How is it funded?– CGA membership & sponsorship– Nominal initial setup– Nominal annual subscription

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Signing Up (proposed)Signing Up (proposed)

Link from cga-dirt.com or direct to cga-dirt.com/virtual

Other documentation for Virtual Private DIRT to be posted to that area

Online credit card payment (Visa/MC/Amex/…) -- “Buy Now” button for initial setup & first year’s subscription

Subscription renewals & upgrades to be available from same place

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PricingPricing

One-time initial setup $tbd, includes Xhrs support

Annual subscription $tbd up to X “seats” (active logins), Xhrs support

Additional “seats” $tbd/ea or $tbd/year for unlimited

Additional support or customization at $tbd/hr

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