There are three different environments of EDGE available to our users, these being: EDGE live, EDGE Demo and EDGE Beta. Here’s a quick guide on when to use each environment:
EDGE Live
The live system used by EDGE and NHS staff. No testing, training or demonstration must ever be carried out on this site.
http://www.edge.nhs.uk
EDGE Demo
Designed for demonstration and training purposes in a safe and secure environment. This is also used by EDGE and NHS staff and is maintained as a like for like system comparable to the live system.
http://edgedemo.edge.nhs.uk
EDGE Beta
Designed for development and testing of functionality updates and this again is used by both the EDGE team and NHS staff. All development work is deployed here first before making its way onto Live and Demo. This means that Beta is one version ahead of the current live and demo systems. The main use of Beta is for user acceptance testing of the new functionality and any testing executed by the EDGE development team.
Prior to the release onto Beta, testing is completed internally to make sure that all enhancements and bug fixes are fit for purpose and suitable for the Live and Demo environments. We then allow users to check new features in Beta to allow an extra level of confidence with our system.
http://edgebeta.edge.nhs.uk
If you have any queries on any of these environments, please contact us at edge@soton.ac.u