Dr Caroline Wilkins
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Dear Uwe,
I have seen various configurations for different customers and systems over the years.
I am wary of some of the modern cloud hosting such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud because, whilst in theory you can calculate the hosting costs, in practise that works out very hard to predict. I ran a test server on Google Cloud and ended up with large bills for an effectively dead system (which had just been an experiment). I queried it with them and they waved the bill, which made me wonder if they even know what they are charging people for. So if you do opt for one of these, watch your billing carefully and be prepared to challenge it.
IONOS (which I believe is located in Germany) has some interesting cloud hosting options. I was very impressed with what it could achieve regarding rapid scalability. I have a system that I am building which I need to keep costs low on at first, but which could scale massively over time. They were able to offer a way of very simply adding on resources and servers to support increased demand, internationalisation and backup options. It looked good. Worth a look, I would say! They also offer some low-cost Virtual Private Server packages, which I use.
In terms of Windows versus Linux… There are benefits and issues with each. Windows is easier to use if you are a Windows user. But it is more expensive to license etc. It’s cheaper to get a Linux server – incredibly cheap in fact! But you need to know what you are doing or hire someone who does.
If you are a Windows user and the project can afford a Windows server, that would be the easiest and fastest to get up and running. If you are confident with Linux and/or the budget of the project is smaller, then Linux will be ideal.
Best of luck!
Caroline
Dr Caroline Wilkins
ib2bsystems.com
iB2B Systems – Business Database Software Developer and Omnis Contract Developer
iB2B Systems – Business Database Software Developer and Omnis Contract Developer
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<div>I was sorry to miss this session. I would love to see any resources from it that might be available?</div>
Caroline
iB2B Systems – https://ib2bsystems.com
