Infrastructure
SquareCampus runs on Amazon Web Services in Mumbai. This page describes how the platform is designed — and anything it does not answer, we will answer in writing during your evaluation.
Cloud region
AWS Mumbai
Architecture
Multi-AZ design
Residency
India-first posture
Encryption
Transit & at rest
Why managed cloud
Data residency isn't defined by who makes the servers — it's defined by where they physically sit and how access is governed. Choosing AWS Mumbai is an engineering decision.
In this market, “own servers in India” can mean very different things:
Rented racks in shared co-location facilities
A VPS from a hosting provider, sometimes outside India
A single server in a locked room on consumer hardware
“Own” hardware leased from a local hosting company
None of these are automatically bad — but they are different risk profiles, and an institution deserves to know which one it is buying. The useful move is to ask every vendor, including us, the same infrastructure questions in writing.
The comparison
What we run, next to the questions worth asking any vendor.
Data residency
SquareCampus · AWS Mumbai
AWS Mumbai (ap-south-1)
The platform is designed to keep institutional data in the AWS Mumbai region, with controls intended to restrict resources to that region.
Typical unspecified claims
“India” (unspecified)
Often vague: an India endpoint can sit in front of infrastructure hosted anywhere.
Ask every vendor: Which region and provider, in writing?
Reliability design
SquareCampus · AWS Mumbai
Multi-AZ architecture
Designed across multiple availability zones so a single facility issue does not take the platform down. Recovery objectives are documented and shared during evaluation.
Typical unspecified claims
Single location
One facility means one point of failure and manual recovery.
Ask every vendor: What is your recovery plan if the building fails?
Physical security
SquareCampus · AWS Mumbai
AWS data centres
AWS facilities carry independent certifications (published by AWS). Our application-level controls are documented separately and shared on request.
Typical unspecified claims
“Secure” (undefined)
Varies widely; sometimes a locked room with no third-party attestation.
Ask every vendor: Can you share any third-party attestation?
Scalability
SquareCampus · AWS Mumbai
Cloud auto-scaling
Capacity scales with admission season and exam-week load without hardware purchases, in the same region.
Typical unspecified claims
Hardware bottleneck
Physical servers must be ordered, shipped, and installed to grow.
Ask every vendor: How do you handle a 10x load spike?
Transparency
SquareCampus · AWS Mumbai
Questions answered in writing
We answer infrastructure questionnaires in writing and share architecture documentation during the security review process.
Typical unspecified claims
Vague claims
“Own servers” without documentation is a marketing line, not an architecture.
Ask every vendor: Will you put your answers in writing?
Design decisions
These are the architectural commitments the platform is built around. The specifics behind each one are documented for security reviews.
The platform is architected across multiple availability zones in the AWS Mumbai region, so a problem in one facility is designed not to take daily campus operations down.
Automated, encrypted backups are part of the platform design. Backup cadence, retention, and restore procedures are documented and shared during security review.
Data is encrypted in transit and at rest as baseline infrastructure, with access controlled by roles and administrative activity logged.
The deployment is designed to keep institutional data in the AWS Mumbai region, with account-level controls intended to restrict where resources can be created.
Application servers are designed to sit behind managed network protections rather than being directly exposed to the internet.
Architecture summaries, data-flow documentation, and questionnaire responses are available to evaluating institutions through the security review process.
Due diligence
Use these during your evaluation and compare the answers in writing.
Infrastructure FAQ
Infrastructure review
Bring your security questionnaire, your IT committee, or your auditor. We answer infrastructure questions in writing as part of every serious evaluation.
