Really depends on the number of users. We moved several VFP apps to the
cloud with about 125-150 users. Not quite sure how many servers that's
spread across on the cloud, but I think it's at least 6 servers (4 for user
logins and 2 for data). Everything accessed from RDP (remote desktop).
Fred
If the cloud is mounted as a drive can you skip the RDP?
-Lew Schwartz
On Jul 31, 2012 4:50 PM, "Fred Taylor" wrote:
> Really depends on the number of users. We moved several VFP apps to the
> cloud with about 125-150 users. Not quite sure how many servers that's
> spread across on the cloud,
Not with our setup we can't. Once we RDP into the cloud, we can access the
local computer's resources if need be, including internal network drives,
but it is S L O W. Access on the cloud resources is very fast, just the
local access is slow.
Fred
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Lew Schwartz
I don't see where that should be much of a problem then. It took several
weeks for things to work smoothly for ours, but it seems to work pretty
well now. I know our hardware guy spent a lot of time on the phone with
the cloud techies before things worked correctly, though, especially for
the num
This'll be a very generic cloud: either Google or Amazon.
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:12 PM, Fred Taylor wrote:
> I don't see where that should be much of a problem then. It took several
> weeks for things to work smoothly for ours, but it seems to work pretty
> well now. I know our hardware guy
On Jul 31, 2012, at 4:14 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
> This'll be a very generic cloud: either Google or Amazon.
...or Rackspace.
;-)
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On 7/31/2012 4:50 PM, Fred Taylor wrote:
> Really depends on the number of users. We moved several VFP apps to the
> cloud with about 125-150 users. Not quite sure how many servers that's
> spread across on the cloud, but I think it's at least 6 servers (4 for user
> logins and 2 for data). Ever
Not so that it's noticeable. We had a sever problem with
generating/printing large reports early on (10-1 slower) but I'm pretty
sure that's not as big a problem as it used to be. At least I don't hear
the complaints as often, anyways. ;) The printing was local, and what
was a 3 minute report
On 7/31/2012 5:37 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
> So, to be clear, has anyone simply mounted the drive ( or used the vendor's
> mounting routine) and run both app and data as though it were a local drive
> letter?
Lew,
Do you mean the Foxpro tables (is that what you're using on the
backend?) are on th
On 7/31/2012 5:38 PM, Fred Taylor wrote:
> Not so that it's noticeable. We had a sever problem with
> generating/printing large reports early on (10-1 slower) but I'm pretty
> sure that's not as big a problem as it used to be. At least I don't hear
> the complaints as often, anyways. ;) The p
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
> I have a potential client who will need to move app and data to a cloud
> service. Does anyone have some experience or observations to share on this
> kind of thing?
Lew- looks like 'cloud' means different things to different people...
In my
Yes, VFP all the way. I agree with the sucky assessment, I just need to
know if it'd work. This is a single user/owner start up. Fancy stuff down
the pike when she can afford it. They'll probably be a timeout issue at
public access points; I'm guessing that already.
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:42 PM
On 7/31/2012 5:49 PM, M Jarvis wrote:
> Like MB said, I suspect performance will be lacking... perhaps the EXE
> running local w/ data on the cloud would be acceptable, especially if
> it's just a single user app like you described...
I can hear Steve Russell now. "Dot Net Cloud Service!"
-
Hadn't though of dropbox, but it's an idea.
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:49 PM, M Jarvis wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
> > I have a potential client who will need to move app and data to a cloud
> > service. Does anyone have some experience or observations to share
Doesn't MS already have an offering in place?
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:51 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC <
mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
> On 7/31/2012 5:49 PM, M Jarvis wrote:
> > Like MB said, I suspect performance will be lacking... perhaps the EXE
> > running local w/ d
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
> Hadn't though of dropbox, but it's an idea.
>
Actually, I think I was wrong about DropBox being true 'cloud'...
My files are stored locally on my machine, and synced to the DropBox
server so they are accessible from anywhere... but to point
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:51 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC
wrote:
> On 7/31/2012 5:49 PM, M Jarvis wrote:
>> Like MB said, I suspect performance will be lacking... perhaps the EXE
>> running local w/ data on the cloud would be acceptable, especially if
>> it's just a single user app like you desc
I'm really not sure what's actually on the backend for the cloud. (not
Rackspace cloud).
All I know is everyone logs into a central server and is "balanced out" to
an actual server. Each server is Windows 2008/R2 server OS (12GB ram), but
I don't know if it's virtual or otherwise. Certain people
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 4:49 PM, M Jarvis wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
>> I have a potential client who will need to move app and data to a cloud
>> service. Does anyone have some experience or observations to share on this
>> kind of thing?
>
> Lew- looks like 'c
I think you're talking something more like www.livedrive.com.
Fred
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:58 PM, Lew Schwartz wrote:
> If the cloud is mounted as a drive can you skip the RDP?
>
> -Lew Schwartz
> On Jul 31, 2012 4:50 PM, "Fred Taylor" wrote:
>
> > Really depends on the number of users. We
Our VFP data is on a server within the cloud space. The user apps are
spread across multiple servers, but the data is all in one place so SELECT
* FROM table certainly does work and is multi-user as normal.
Fred
On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at
dd up the cost of the hardware, maintenance, licenses, floor space and
hassle it may be cheap.
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Subject: Re: Any one put an app in a cloud?
Not so that it's notice
We have a few - just a Windows server in a bunker somewhere with our
application on it, and the users run it via RDP sessions. No biggie.
The trouble is that 'the cloud' is a very nebulous term, and 'putting an
app in it' even more so.
--
Alan Bourke
alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012, at 01:03 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 5:03 PM, Fred Taylor wrote:
> > Our VFP data is on a server within the cloud space. The user apps are
> > spread across multiple servers, but the data is all in one place so SELECT
> > * FROM table certainly does
Maybe we could just call it the "nebulosity" instead of "cloud," or be more
specific about our hw/platform specs. My head's been in the clouds too long
according to most of my friends, although I still reign from time to time
with occasional clearing.
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Alan Bourke w
It's not a VPN but it's supposed to be some kind of security on the
backend. Maybe it's hardware only, but it is some kind of "secure logon".
Not my area to deal with.
Fred
On Wed, Aug 1, 2012 at 5:22 AM, Alan Bourke wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 1, 2012, at 01:03 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
> > O
If your client wants a web-based (AKA browser-based) solution, please
take a look at FoxInCloud.
Thierry Nivelet
FoxInCloud
Give your VFP app a second life in the cloud
http://foxincloud.com/
Le 31/07/12 22:41, Lew Schwartz a écrit :
> I have a potential client who will need to move app and data
Eh Thierry, on dort ? presque 24h pour réagir ! ;-)
To all : I was wondering why Thierry took so long to react !
Jean
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