For Management
The Software as a Service (SaaS) model delivers all the deep functionality of ARCHIBUS with virtually no maintenance at a very low cost of entry. Implementation, training, and support costs are all greatly reduced. Facilities Management project owners can benefit from shortened project time lines while keeping costs under control.
Advantages of Application Hosting
Organizations of all sizes are flocking to the SaaS model for business
applications. With no software or hardware to buy, install, maintain,
or upgrade, the popularity of SaaS grows with organizations that are increasingly
asked to do more with less.
Meridex, with our extensive application expertise with ARCHIBUS, has partnered
with IBM and Citrix to become a full-scale SaaS provider for Facilities
Management. Our data centers provides instant time to value and platform
independence and users are assured of receiving powerful security, customization,
and integration capabilities, freeing IT to focus on innovation and creating
true business value.
- Simplicity: Leave the intricate work to us. Software installation, configuration, upgrades and backups are handled by us.
- Scalability: Successful businesses are continually changing and growing. We can easily expand the number of ARCH IBUS users within your organization.
- Efficiency: All you need is access to the Internet. Our virtual platform can be run from any location.
- Performance: Our servers are equipped with the fastest high-speed Intel® Xeon™ processors. Applications will run two times faster than normal desktop computers, providing improved response time for business applications.
- Security: We use the best technologies, policies, and procedures to ensure security of the ARCH IBUS applications at our facilities. Physical security and environmental controls in our isolated server vaults far exceed standards that many companies set for themselves.
Why Use Software as a Service for ARCHIBUS?
Our hosted environment allows businesses of any size reduce total cost of ownership (TCO ) for enterprise level software applications. This is accomplished in two ways:
- First: by delivering software over the Internet, SaaS allows for more efficient use of existing software licenses.
- Second: hosting permits wider and more efficient participation of all employees and outside consultants, both while setting up a new project or facility, or keeping the information current through the life of the project or facility.
Typically, facilities management applications do not make most IT department’s lists of corporate supported software. In fact, most of these applications are viewed by IT departments as a distraction them from supporting mainstream desktop applications. This usually leaves the software installation and support responsibilities to the users within the facilities departments, reducing their available time to work on projects.
The Solution:
We eliminate the headaches associated with enterprise software installation
and management:
- Monthly hosting fees include all server hardware and operating systems, data back-ups, data and physical security monitoring, and first level technical support.
- Your data and applications are protected by the latest firewall and intrusion detection technology.
- Access your critical applications 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from anywhere in the world.
Hosting Solutions
Meridex offers these hosting solutions:
FM Desktop
Premium application hosting for ARCHIBUS desktop-class and related software such as ARCHIBUS/FM® and AutoCAD®. This is an ideal environment to run your desktop facilities management and drafting software. Users can run ARCHIBUS/FM or other similar software in a secure user environment. Data and drawings can be shared with other hosted applications such as FM Web Central™.
FM Server
Premium application hosting for Archibus web-class and related software such as FM Web Central™, FM Studio™ and FM Works™. These servers provide a secure, robust environment for collaborative facilities management activities. Each client uses a dedicated web server to run FM web applications and control access to their own data. Servers are maintained and backed up by Meridex staff.
