1. StatHost A new concept of renting a Databank
International Marketing and Output Database conference
The Hague – September 2005
Lars Knudsen
Statistics Denmark

2. What is the StatHost system
An expansion of our existing web databank interface –
With individual design and contents
What can be individualized?
Examples...

3. How is it different from other systems
Upgrading is done centrally
Hosting and reliability
Data creation process
Feed back on creation of cubes
The client avoids dealing with technical issues
We also offer PX-Web

4. The role of the NSA as a consultancy
What are the problems?
The role of the NSA as a consultancy
Might lose focus on primary objectives
More difficult to plan future developments of our system
Outsourcing?

5. Limitations and future plans
Administrators interface
News the front page
Loading data
Changing metadata?
Specialized products, e.g. for municipalities
StatHost customers group

6. Pricing The current prices for the individual steps are:
Exchange rates: 6.03 DKK for 1 US-Dollar ; 7.46 DKK for 1 Euro.
Non-recurrent expenses
Setting up a new site: DKK
(Including hosting expense for the first year)
Adding a cube (including time dimension): DKK 1.000
Adding one valuesets to a cube: DKK 750
Adding existing StatBank tables to a site: DKK 500
(It is possible to include any of the approx existing cubes in StatBank Denmark)
There will be a discount of 30% per cube, if more than 10 cubes.
Operating costs
Yearly hosting expense: DKK
Loading data for a cube
Monthly data: DKK 250
Quarterly data: DKK 500
Annual data: DKK 750

7. Approx. 50 cubes with their own data Designed as their own web site
Price example
The Media Secretariat
Approx. 50 cubes with their own data
Designed as their own web site
Open to the public
In danish only
Price approx USD

8. Years with pain but no gain Save the customer troubles and money
Why StatHosting?
Years with pain but no gain
Save the customer troubles and money
Get paid for offering our services
Expect better feedback for system developments