Chapter 22 - Synchronizing Servers Using eSync
Ektron’s eSync revolutionizes the way that Web sites are built, deployed and maintained and is the only synchronization solution that can keep Web sites up-to-date efficiently, giving you a level of control over your site that was impossible before. From single sites, to global multi-sites, to server farms, eSync gives you scalable, geo-synchronization capabilities that allow you to easily update exactly what you want, when you want to.
The following videos introduce eSync.
- http://media.ektron.com/flash/esync/800x600/esync.html
- http://media.ektron.com/webinars/esync/esyncwebinar.html
- eSync - Revolutionize the way you build, deploy and maintain your Web site
eSync moves only the changes you want to move, from single pieces of content to entire sites, making updates efficient and eliminating site downtime. With its intelligent synchronization technology, eSync is able to securely move selected content bidirectionally: Web 2.0 sites have a wealth of user-generated content and membership information. That data can now be synchronized back to the development side of the firewall.
By employing certificate-based authentication to secure your Web site, Ektron’s eSync lets CMS users update content anywhere safely, whether it is on a production server or within the development environment. Alternatively, all of your updates can take place on the safe side of your firewall before they are moved to the live site.
If conflicting versions of content exist, eSync’s configurable conflict resolution engine ensures that you won’t lose your most up-to-date content. The version that isn’t posted is saved in a history, along with other previous versions, enabling you to track changes or restore content if the need arises.
Within complex IT infrastructures, eSync can synchronize content, assets, HTML pages and other components of your Web site, whether it is managed by CMS400.NET or not.
Synchronization can be scheduled to take place at strategic times that assure optimal performance while facilitating site updates. Global multi-site setups can take advantage of this to coordinate synchronizations with servers around the world, taking advantage of low traffic periods. Or, use eSync’s scheduling feature to set up time-sensitive events. Synchronization can take place with single or multiple servers, whatever your needs are.
eSync’s ability to move and copy data is unparalleled, and it offers a host of options for managing multiple servers. If there is a need for multiple development servers, eSync can create another copy of the live site for you to work with. As your developers build out changes to the site, their updates can by synchronized to the staging and production servers. eSync can also support advanced infrastructures, including load balancing and failover server configurations.
Ektron’s eSync is the only solution in the marketplace today that gives you the level of control you need to keep your Web sites completely up-to-date. Whatever your Web site structure is, Ektron’s synchronization technology lets updates happen efficiently and quickly, and provides the tools to deal with today and tomorrow’s information-hungry world.
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