How do you prep your environment for FastFit360? If you’re IT, this page was built specifically for you! Most of your questions will be answered… we hope:
Web based communication is the most effective way to collaborate with your Partners. Our Software-as-a-Service tool keeps the security of your internal environment while allowing your partners to access only the information you wish them to see. FastFit360 is a hosted solution that maintains, stores and organizes all images and communications.
COMMON QUESTION & ANSWERS:
What are the minimum system requirements of the User computers?
FastFit360.com is accessible from anywhere, anytime from any type of computer Mac or PC. The type of machine does not make a difference. For optimal experience the machine should be no more than 2 years old with 1GB RAM.
What are the supported browsers?
For optimal experience, we support the following browsers: Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 8, Firefox 2, and Firefox 3. The latest version of Java should be installed for free from www.java.com
What are the minimum requirements on the Internet connectivity? We recommend DSL, T1 and up. (1.5Mbps and up)
What if my partners are in a country with notoriously slow Internet speeds?
From the onset, FastFit360ʼs network strategy has been to get as close to the end user as is necessary, providing optimal performance by avoiding Internet congestion and latency. However, achieving that strategy requires building out a massive, distributed network, as well as the technology to efficiently manage such a network.
The issue becomes even more critical when looking at a global user base. A number of international countries—such as China, India, Australia, and many others—have notoriously poor external connectivity, meaning that content delivered from within these countries will have download speeds many times faster than content delivered from outside of these countries, due to the sharply limited capacity of external links.
FastFit360.com achieves a higher level of performance by routing around Internet congestion and delivering content from servers closer to end users than the origin server(s). Our CDN network offers much faster performance than otherwise possible, while enabling greater flexibility, scalability, and reliability. Given the high expectations today’s savvy users place on their Internet experience, CDNs have become more important than ever in enabling companies to conduct business effectively on the Web.
What is the standard storage volume and length provided to clients?
FastFit360.com provides the volume of storage necessary for your company depending on the number of styles and iterations developed. An analysis is performed to calculate the required storage for your company. (We really can’t throw out a number… do you produce 47,000 styles? Or 300 styles? That’s a big GB difference.) Standard length is 2 years, but many clients ask for 5-7 years. Storage volume & length are negotiated at time of contract.
What about security? At FastFit360 security is of the utmost concern. We know that the style images
hosted with us are important and we treat them that way.
Network perimeter security is achieved through dedicated redundant firewalls paired with state of the art intrusion detection systems. We work with our hosting partner to ensure optimal security at the firewall including port blocking, packet inspection, virtual private network, and more. Application traffic is restricted to port 443 (https) to simplify security controls. All data traffic is on port 443 using 128-bit SSL.
Application security is layered with redundant checkpoints. View layer security provides intrusion protection against common hacking vectors such as cross-site scripting, SQL injection, URL tampering, cookie poisoning, and more. Database layer security redundantly confirms authorization to restricted data and logs all access. In addition we provide sub-domains by client and separated databases so that cross contamination is not an issue. At the operating system level, our processes run in reduced privileged mode (non-root) restricting access to a “needs-to-know” basis.
In addition we continuously work to improve our overall security approach through threat modeling, policy review, training, and auditing. For example, our network engineers and developers are trained in the latest security methods reinforced through line-by-line code reviews performed on all major releases.
Where is the information hosted?
FastFit360 outsources hosting services to a large, publicly traded company. We monitor our servers 24/7 and also support file and data replication to geographically dispersed disaster recovery servers. Servers can be located anywhere in the world depending on the needs of our customers.
Our hosting provider is certified as SAS 70 Type II by a third-party auditor. SAS 70 certification ensures that the hosting organization has been through an in- depth audit of their control objectives and control activities, which often include controls over information technology and related processes. A Type II report not only includes the service organization’s description of controls, but also includes detailed testing of the design and operating effectiveness of the service organization’s controls.
We can release the name of our hosting partner during contract negotiation but here is a partial list of our hosting partnerʼs credentials:
• SAS 70 Type II Certified
• PCI Security Standards Council Member
• Safe Harbor Certified
• Red Hat Premier Hosting Partner
• MySQL Certified Hosting Partner
• Red Hat certified engineers on staff (RHCE)
• Cisco and other network certified engineers on staff (CCNA, CCNP, CCIE,
CCDA, CCDP, CCIP, CCSP, RHCE, LP11, LP12, A+, Server+, RHCT,
MCSE, MCSA, MCP, Network+ and Linux+)
• Linux Journal Readersʼ Choice – Best Hosting Provider • SQL Server Magazine Readersʼ Choice – Best Database Hosting Company
What technology platform is used?
FastFit360 is proudly Open Source.
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