> Also, is this by any chance a managed instance like Amazon > RDS or Azure, or is it a local database under your > control?
It is a normal installation on a Linux machine, and my company has full root access to it over SSH. Because of strict security measures, however, only a certain employee can connect,
Better hope he doesn't get hit by a bus, decide to quit, etc.
and only form a certain client machine.
And that specific client machine doesn't break, become corrupted during a Windows Update, get malware, etc.