Upgrade service

Your system keeps getting better

Software that is never updated quietly becomes a liability. The Corenta Upgrade Service keeps your platform current, your data intact and your hosting looked after — so you are never running something nobody can safely touch.

Versions

How versions work

One numbered version a year, with fixes in between. You always know what you are running and what changes when you move.

ReleaseWhat it isHow oftenIncluded
Patch
1.4.1 → 1.4.2
Security fixes and corrections. Nothing you use changes. As needed, usually within days Always free
Minor
1.4 → 1.5
New features inside the modules you already have. Two or three times a year Included in support
Major
1.x → 2.0
A new platform version. New modules, sometimes a new look. About once a year Upgrade service

Every version is supported for 24 months from release, so you are never forced to move on someone else’s timetable.

Upgrade

How an upgrade actually runs

Nobody upgrades a live system on a Friday and hopes. Your data is copied, upgraded, tested and only then switched over.

1

We copy, we do not touch

Your live system keeps running. We take a copy of your data and upgrade the copy.

2

You test the copy

You open the upgraded copy at your own address and check the things that matter to you before anything changes.

3

We agree a date

Usually an evening or a weekend. You know exactly when, and exactly how long.

4

We switch, and we can switch back

The old version is kept for 30 days. If anything is wrong, we go back the same night.

Your customisations come with you

The fields, forms, reports and approval routes built for you are part of the upgrade, not a casualty of it. That is the difference between an upgrade service and being told to start again.

Hosting

Where it runs, and who looks after it

Most customers let us host. Some must keep everything in their own building. Both are fine.

Hosted by us

Your own private space on managed infrastructure. Daily encrypted backups, monitoring, security patching and the upgrade service, all included in one yearly figure.

On your own server

Some hospitals, banks and government bodies must keep data in the building. We install on your hardware and support it there, with the same upgrade path.

Moving between the two

Start hosted and move in-house later, or the reverse. Your data is yours and comes with you in a standard format, at no charge.

Included with hosting
Daily encrypted backups, retained on a rolling schedule Included
SSL certificate, renewed automatically Included
Uptime monitoring and security patching Included
Patch and minor version updates Included
Restore from backup when you ask for it Included
Major version upgrade with testing copy Upgrade service

Not sure which version you are on?

Tell us what you are running and we will tell you what moving would involve, what it would cost and what would change. No obligation attached to the answer.

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