On 11/18/2020 12:47 PM, John C. Pfeifer wrote:
We did so as well (and would really like the haproxy support).
I posted the requested message to the dev list, if it sounds like something they would accept I'll probably take a run at implementing it.
Actually, we have a hybrid model with but with more replicas in the cloud than on-prem.
Yes, technically, we are probably going to have a split service too, with on-campus clients hitting the on-campus service and off-campus clients hitting the off-campus service, with failover between them if one or the other is dead.
It mirrors a general push to have the services which reply on LDAP to also be in the cloud.
The cloud is magic, right ;)? At least, it magically assists in manager CYA when stuff breaks 8-/, blame it on Amazon…
I guess one advantage is that if/when we need more resources to support demand, it is just a question of money rather than acquiring physical resources, finding rack space, etc. I don’t know that it actually any cheaper, but it is more immediate.
Once upon a time the whole cloud migration was pushed as a cost savings measure. Over time, it's become clear it's quite the opposite. I think the current claim to fame is "reliability and redundancy", along with "supernatural scaling ability".
IMHO, the "cloud" is just somebody else's physical data center you have minimal control over <sigh>. If I had a nickel for every time my manager told me "it's less than ideal, but we could [...]" in regards to our cloud migration I could retire and stop having to hear him say it ;).