@Pete-S said in Hybrid SaaS?:

@dafyre said in Hybrid SaaS?:

@Pete-S said in Hybrid SaaS?:

Yes, the Startech device is an industrial embedded server.

I am checking to make sure of the model of the ones that are in use now. But basically the devices that I am thinking of, all they do is take whatever comes in over the serial port and send it to the server ip and port you set it for.

If your program is a special program that requires using a COM port, it can be set up for that too. (for instance, if your scale has to communicate over COM3 in Windows).

I understand what you are saying. It's a fact though that every device that does this is a linux/bsd computer of some kind. It doesn't take much processing power but you need a complete tcp/ip stack inside. There are a bunch of manufacturers for these devices.

Also if we talk about scales that you would normally use in some kind of production or quality control, nowadays they commonly have an ethernet port either as standard or as an option. Still any real-time processing will be on-prem. Results might be sent to the cloud though for presentation and final storage.

That's what I'm seeing... can't imagine when we'd want a server "somewhere" storing a bunch of random scale data.

@dustinb3403 said in Small colo infrastructure for SaaS:

@pete-s said in Small colo infrastructure for SaaS:

This is how @dustinb3403 suggested replicating VMs between hosts:

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While this is accurate, it also misses on the fact that he would still have his NLS server sitting, collecting backups on whatever schedule.

Other than that it is accurate. In Scott's proposal you are making the shift from migrating the entire workload (which is essentially instant) to migrating the database only.

In his case, the load balancer is the weak link in the chain. Granted these don't fail often but it isn't something you have control over either unless you provide your own for the COLO.

2 haproxy VMs (one per host) and keepalived for failover

Now that I'm setting up an LLC I should probably start looking into this kind of thing.

Thanks.

Not a bad idea, the price is good and would make it easy to have a hosted ticket system. I like it.

@rojoloco said in Anyone Looked at HubSpot CRM:

@bigbear said in Anyone Looked at HubSpot CRM:

@rojoloco Yeah I mean the fact that it had MangoLassi in the bit.ly link, which was picked by the creator. But the Ghetty Images use for profile pic probably did it in.

Can't blame anyone for hussling. Just make a post "Please try my product" and maybe pay for an add on the ML sidebar rotation.

I will always publicly call out these secret vendors/marketers/sales d***. Every time I see them. F*** that noise. They can peddle their bullshit elsewhere.

I'm ok with peddling, just be up front about it. Doesn't serve them when they get called out. Everyone has to make a living just hate when someone tries to deceive me.

It does a ton. It's been the leader of Microsoft's extensive platform for over a decade. It's their application and integration platform.

Interfaces are not their strong point in their products.

This could be devastating for Backspace Email. Amazon is such a huge player with so much visibility.

I'm with you on Google Apps. It's a good product but it is very limited and doesn't have the look and feel of modern apps. I don't like using Gmail either. It's unnecessarily quirky and busy. Google doesn't make things as fun to use or as easy to use as they could.

I think that the Chromebook model is better than it seems. Only problem is is that businesses are struggling to adapt to it. But it is a business problem and failing, not a Google one. Google supplies the tools, business can't grok them.

In the same vein, the Linux world has everything businesses need and have for a decade or more and yet almost no businesses have cares to go down the 100% Linux path regardless of the massive savings and ease of use once the transition is over.

@Gabi said:

Just signed up, on the admin section it is asking me to choose which package I want. (hosted)

$0 Standard
$24 Professional
$54 Enterprise.

Surely it would have been fixed by now?

I am used to Spiceworks, this looks rather clunky.

Will need to have a play with the SW.

Looks clunky but works solidly.