HOSTING DHIS 2. DHIS 2 Symposium ... Virtual Server (Linode, Blue Host, etc.) ... Compliance. Good. Varies. Good. Reliab
HOSTING DHIS 2 DHIS 2 Symposium Washington D.C. January 2015 Steffen Tengesdal
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WHO WE WORK WITH
Engender Health, UN Population Fund, Marie Stopes Intl., JHPIEGO, Geneva Dynamics, WHO, Ondula, Timor-Leste MoH, HISP SA, Akros (Zambia Sanitation project), TMG (Nigeria MoH), Abt Associates, Walimu, and IPPF.
HOSTING OPTIONS •
Dedicated Server (on premise or data center)
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Virtual Server (Linode, Blue Host, etc.)
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Cloud Provider (Amazon Web Services, Azure)
WHAT WORKS BEST? Dedicated
Virtual
Cloud/Manag ed
Physical Security
Varies
Good
Good
Bandwidth
Varies
Good
Good
Environment
Varies
Good
Excellent
Power
Varies
Good
Excellent
DHIS 2 Install/Config
Varies
Varies
Excellent
Compliance
Good
Varies
Good
Reliability
Varies
Good
Excellent
Price
High
Low
Medium
Support
Varies
Fair
Excellent
CONSIDERATIONS FOR HOSTING •
How large is my deployment of DHIS 2 going to be?
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What security/privacy/compliance needs do I have?
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What resources do I need to support DHIS 2 hosting?
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What budgetary constraints do I have?
EXAMPLE SCENARIO 1 The country we work in has data privacy laws that say health data can’t leave the borders of the country.
CLOUD
PHYSICAL
VPS
EXAMPLE SCENARIO 2 We are launching global wide DHIS 2 deployment and need it to be rapidly scalable and high availability.
CLOUD
PHYSICAL
VPS
EXAMPLE SCENARIO 3 We are setting up DHIS 2 for a single project in a country and will have about 50 users total.
CLOUD
PHYSICAL
VPS
BASIC MINIMUM SETUP Servers: •
Development
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Testing/Staging/Demo
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Production
MORE ADVANCED SETUPS Servers: •
Development
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Demo
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Testing
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Training
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Production
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On-demand Misc.
EXAMPLE SCENARIO 4 We are short on IT resources, particularly those that are strong w/ Linux and security, and we need maximum uptime for minimal costs.
CLOUD
PHYSICAL
VPS
+ •
Proper setup with A rated SSL
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Optimized DB and web server configuration
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Off site backups and disaster recovery
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BAO Manager with tools and monitoring
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Security, hosting support, continuous analytics, scalability, and more.
WITH ANY HOST… •
SSL— not just for sites with sensitive data
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Backups— regularly, off-site, and test them
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Encrypt sensitive data— DHIS 2 app level or ideally higher.
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