How safe is it to have the data online?

The ideal management software#

A judo competition is a complex event, where many things must be organized and you must be prepared for every eventuality. Competition management software must support the organizer and the competition officials by simplifying the course of the event, not create further problems.

Ideally, competition management software must be intuitive and easy for anyone to use, easy to configure, must not break down and must not require a specialized technician to ask for help with every difficulty.

On-site solutions#

Keeping the data on a physically present computer seems like a solid idea, but it creates many problems that are no longer necessary with modern technologies. There is the risk that, for any reason, the computer with the data could shut down or even break. Then all the computers must be physically connected, and given the frenzy of a judo competition, you must be very careful that these cables are not unplugged or damaged. Finally, you need specialized technicians, or very skilled and well-trained competition officials, able to do the complex setup on every PC. All these actions cost a lot in terms of labour, materials and stress.

The modern cloud is safe#

Cloud technologies, where the entire application and all its data are stored in data centers and accessed via an internet connection, have made giant strides in recent years because of the huge advantages they give both to customers and to developers. With modern fibre connections available everywhere, wireless connections able to handle hundreds of connected users without problems and very powerful servers that are easily accessible, the internet today is immediate and always available.

For customers, the cloud makes the application easier to use, because any device can be used immediately without having to configure or connect anything, other than an internet connection. If a computer can no longer be used, you simply connect from another one to continue without problems or large losses of time. In particular, Judo in Cloud uses very little bandwidth: even if there is a lot of interference at a competition because of the high number of people, the data exchange will not take more than two seconds. This is because we worked hard to optimize everything, thinking about everyone's needs and resources.

For developers, the cloud gives us total control over how to use the application in the best way. By using the powerful servers of Google Cloud, we can use as many as needed based on the traffic we receive, to have zero slowdowns in the calculation of draws and repechages and the certainty that our application never breaks. For the data, we use secure and resilient databases, using all the most recent innovations to ensure speed and robustness of the data. We rely on MongoDb Atlas, a leader in the sector. We can offer you a top-level service at maximum performance, all without any configuration on your part.