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Data Management Solution
EmpowerTM
A one-click solution. ES&S’ Empower securely hosts, stores and manages data for millions of records, saving customers time, money and staff needed for web hosting management.
Take control… partner with ES&S
Some companies offer “cloud self-service” models, which puts all responsibility on their customers. Our team has 35+ years of hosting experience and is ready to help you. We support our customers throughout the election process, including data storage and management.
- Dedicated environment for election data
- No outsourcing to a non-election platform
- No data on a public cloud
- No on-premise data management
Is Empower a cloud solution?
No. ES&S’ Empower solution offers the convenience and cost-effectiveness of a cloud solution, without compromising on the security of your data.
Why host with ES&S?
We don’t just host your data; we understand it. For more than 40 years, ES&S has worked exclusively in the election industry. We care about what you do.
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Protection
Empower has multiple security levels that complement each other to protect your data against internal and external threats. ES&S ensures that the application design and controls protect sensitive data, monitor access and ensure regulatory compliance.
- SSAE 16 Certified and PCI compliant facilities
- Physical firewalls
- Virtual firewalls
- Anti-virus and anti-malware
- Intrusion detection, intrusion prevention, and data integrity checking
- Physical and virtual partitioning of data
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Time savings
Free up your IT department to manage the services that your different applications provide, and drive greater business value with realigned resources.
- Fully managed with hardware and software maintained by ES&S in our environment
- Monitor network stability
- Licensing
- Ease of use as ES&S
- Tests and installs patches
- Manages upgrades
- Monitors performance
- Ensures high availability
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Stability
ES&S developed Empower for jurisdictions that cannot sacrifice the time, staff or money required to maintain hardware and software.
- Predictable budget
- Minimal commitment of resources
- Reduce variable costs
- No up-front investment
Need more information?
That’s why we’re here. The dedicated ES&S representative for your state can help you determine the best solutions for your jurisdiction.