Spotfire Server introduction
Spotfire Server, a Tomcat web application that runs on Windows and Linux operating systems, is the administrative center of any Spotfire environment.
In addition to providing the tools for configuring and administering the Spotfire environment, the Spotfire Server, through the Spotfire clients, enables users to access their data, create visualizations, and share them—with their co-workers or with the world.
Spotfire Server performs the following main functions:
- Authenticates and authorizes Spotfire users.
- Provides access to analyses and data stored in the Spotfire library.
- Provides access to external data sources, including Oracle and SQL Server databases and most JDBC sources, through information links.
- Makes sure that analyses are loaded with updated data according to schedules that are defined by the administrator.
- Provides storage (in the Spotfire database) for configurations, preferences, analyses, and so on.
- Manages the traffic through the Spotfire environment to optimize performance, and in accordance with rules that are defined by the administrator.
- Distributes software updates throughout the implementation.
- Monitors the health and activities of the Spotfire environment and provides diagnostic information both in the server interface and through downloadable logs.
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