Assistance and Help with Cloud Server (and Finding a Deal!)

Cjarma01 on 30/11/2017 - 08:51

Good morning,

I not got the computer smarts.

I am looking a implementing a very small cloud based server solution to enable better access to my business; or more specifically some data which I collect as part of my work on a medical device for which I want to be able to access when back in the office without lugging the equipment around.

The software to facilitate this requires the following system requirements:

System Requirements:

Hard disc capacity Installation/ system: 1 GB
Database size: File database up to 4GB Server database up to 8GB RAM2 GB
Operating system: Windows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1(32 and 64 bit), Windows 10 (32 and 64 Bit)
MS SQL Server (optional)Microsoft SQL Server 2008, 2014 or higher

Can you assist me please. Generally asking; Do you have any recommendations for a server provider? When looking for a cloud provider do I need to find one that’s supports SQL or is that optional? If optional – what are the benefits or having SQL.

This is more send it to the cloud after testing so I can get access later. As opposed to use the server to drive/facilitate the testing process of the equipment I am using… If that makes sense… I thought I would add that as I think it suggests that I don't need super fast, or super amounts of data transfer..

Many thanks,

Clinton.

Computing

Comments

  • pjetson on 30/11/2017 - 09:05

    So, you have a medical device that collects data. You want to store the data that is collected by that device somewhere that you can access from anywhere.

    What format is the data stored in? What facilities does this medical device have for uploading data somewhere? Will the data transfer "to the cloud" happen automatically, or is it a manually initiated process? Is there a PC involved in the data transfer?

    You may not need a "cloud server" - perhaps you only really need data storage. Or, if you do need a cloud server, you will likely need some programming.

  • Cjarma01 on 30/11/2017 - 09:15

    Hi pjetson,

    Thank you for your questions and assisting it identifying my needs.

    The medical device is essentially a computer with software etc and has internet access.

    A different program is installed on the server with the software requiring the above system requirements etc.

    In the office I have another desktop program which connects to the server to view / access the data on the server. I have internet etc in the office.

    Not sure the format of the data but do know that the proprietary software I have is required to use the data. I think the SQL optional database allows more robust extraction of the data for clinical research etc. I am not sure I need this..

    Kind regards,

    Clinton

    • getjaleel on 30/11/2017 - 09:23

      Hi Clinton,

        I am happy to provide you a solution for the requested architecture. Is there a way to get in touch with you other than OZ like email or phone?

      Regards,
      Jaleel A Mohammad

    • greyeye on 08/12/2017 - 20:40

      I would..

      1. if you need bidirectional
        set software/remote agent to post data to AWS IoT service (prob less than $2-3/month)
      2. if you dont need bidirectional, then just create AWS Lambda on API Gateway, costs no $ to run, only pay for the execution cycle.
      3. collect data from IoT (or lambda) to AWS RDS ($20/month on t2.micro, MSSQL Express)

      4 access RDS from the office (or write a web UI, API Gateway/Lambda)

  • Quantumcat on 30/11/2017 - 09:25

    You could get a raspberry pi, attach a hard drive, and use Nimbus https://cloudnimbus.org/

    • scotty on 30/11/2017 - 15:33

      Might need a beowulf cluster of raspberry pi to run MS SQL Server… /jk

      • Quantumcat on 30/11/2017 - 16:09

        Oh right, I didn't read the OP properly

  • idontalwaysnotlie on 30/11/2017 - 10:12

    Since you need to run your own software on windows you will need a windows based VPS. They start from around $20/month and you can simply remote desktop to them to access your data. Cheap ones usually dont have high priority, So check the service agreement to see if its what you want. Higher availability servers are around $50 per month. If you cant set this up yourself, look at getting a air tasker/free lancer to do this. It should only take less than a hour if they know what they are doing and cost around $50.

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