My name is Keith Brown. Digital Arborist is my dream. About 7 years ago I spent a good deal of time shopping and comparing software options for my business. I found the industry specific options to be unattractive visually and not really suited exactly to my needs. The “out of the box” business software options were either too expensive or were too complicated, and made employee training too difficult. My solution was to build my own software. Now, many years later, I have a robust yet simple to use software system that I’m offering to you for a fraction of what it cost me to develop. Here are a few significant details:
Our Platform
Digital Arborist is web-based software, or “cloud computing.” This platform is the best option in my opinion for a couple of reasons. Most importantly, it removes the reliance on any one computer. You can drop your laptop in the lake, go buy a new one and be right back on track with no headaches. Also, you are always looking at up to the second data. There is no synchronizing of data between laptop and desktop. Whether you are working at your desktop or in the field on your iPhone, the data is always exchanged with a central data store so that everybody in the company has up-to-the-second information.
Security
Security is easier to maintain in a cloud environment. I hire a professional hosting service to host the data so that a knowledgeable professional is keeping on top of this. Running important data in a home or business network has many, many more opportunities for security breech. Often routers have many ports open by default to facilitate basic functionality for novice users. The local network in your office much more likely to have security pitfalls vs. a professionally managed server. Your data is also more reliable online because it is being backed up automatically on a regular basis. You won’t have to worry about losing your data.
Total Cost of Ownership
When you are price comparing software don’t forget to include hardware and maintenance expenses. Most especially, don’t forget to include the money you lose when your system is down and you can’t work because you must repair your computer or network just to find out where the crew is supposed to be going. With cloud based software that never happens. We offer 99.9% up-time guarantee. Your system will always be accessible as long as you can find a computer with an internet connection.