TurboFloat in the cloud

Hi,

I've a customer that wants to use our software in an cloud environment; there are no physical machines available at all. As far as I understand:- TurboFloat should not be run on a virtual machine (as it still need the hardware fingerprint?)- You're planning to host TurboFloat instances

A new client wants to know when we can provide a solution that doesn't need any physical hardware at their end; what can I tell them?When will using your hosted TurboFloat instance become available?

Ps: Also existing customers are asking this and we need to come up with something, at least a timeframe or we might actually loose customers...

>> "- TurboFloat should not be run on a virtual machine (as it still need the hardware fingerprint?)"

The TurboFloat *Library* absolutely can be used on a VM. It was designed to handle VM, real machines, and hybrid (or shared) machines like Citrix, Terminal Services, etc.

The TurboFloat Server, on the other hand, *should not* be used on a VM. Why? For the same reason you should disallow VM activations (VMs can be cloned): https://wyday.com/limelm/help/vm-hypervisor-licensing/

>> "- You're planning to host TurboFloat instances"

Yes, hosted TurboFloat Server instances will be available later this year. No hard date.

>> "A new client wants to know when we can provide a solution that doesn't need any physical hardware at their end; what can I tell them?"

You can host it yourself. Or you can tell them to buy a $10 raspberry pi and install the TurboFloat Server on that (TFS is very fast and very efficient -- it doesn't need beefy hardware to run).

>> Yes, hosted TurboFloat Server instances will be available later this year. No hard date.

oooohhhh. Interesting.

>> Yes, hosted TurboFloat Server instances will be available later this year. No hard date.

Our customers are interested in this, too. Do you have plans to bring these online soon?

Yes, its being worked on. This is very high priority for us. Weve been rolling out backend improvements this week (and will continue in the coming weeks) in preparation for its release.

I cant give you a hard date. ASAP.

Thanks, appreciate the update!

I see from other forum posts that "no hard date" and ASAP means "at least one year"

All told, since we first mentioned the hosted TFS and to when it will be released, it will be much less than a year. There are a lot of moving parts (including diversions like legal and technical work that goes into complying with the upcoming E.U. GDPR).

We don't give estimates any more. Not until we have a better time-estimation process in place (which ironically takes time and engineering effort to put into place).

It's all about priorities. And right this moment these are our 3 priorities:

1. Complying entirely with GDPR before it goes into effect on the 25th.2. Releasing TA / TF / TFS 4.13. Releasing hosted TFS and associated management product.

2 & 3 are closely related, and #1 is a necessary diversion.

Trust me, we want to get it out as much as badly as you want to use it.

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