This page introduces the Convertigo Cloud technology from a technical standpoint.

Many software vendors state in their datasheets their products can be deployed in Amazon EC2. This might be OK for users already having all the required skills to do it, but for most people this is still something new.

• Cloud infrastructures (IaaS) are still difficult to master,
• first deployments require a lot of efforts,
• and maintenance is not easier.

Convertigo Cloud

Convertigo Cloud is a complete PaaS (platform as a service):

• It provides the Convertigo server functionalities and capabilities,
• it relies on Amazon EC2,
• and it brings additional features on top of it.

Convertigo developers have nothing special to do to support deployment in the Cloud. Convertigo Studios are able to deploy projects on Convertigo servers both on-premises and Cloud.

Convertigo Cloud implements high availability service around Amazon EC2:

• Convertigo Server is added scalability and monitoring features on the Cloud.
• It automatically provides load-balancing, fault tolerance and redondancy.

For security reasons, Convertigo Amazon instances (AMI) are deployed in both European and North American regions.

Convertigo Cloud global architecture

Convertigo Shared Cloud

Convertigo Shared Cloud is a 100% free shared Convertigo Cloud. It can be used by every Convertigo Studio user but has no specific SLA.

When Convertigo developers download Convertigo Studio, they receive a Shared Cloud activation key by email. When input in the Convertigo Studio, this key enables default projects deployment to Convertigo Shared Cloud. With just one mouse click, projects are deployed in the Convertigo Shared Cloud.

Convertigo Shared Cloud can be reset at any time for maintenance reasons, therefore it should be reserved for evaluation purposes. No production projects should be deployed in Convertigo Shared Cloud. As there is no guarantee of performance, it should not be used for benchmarking.

Convertigo Private Cloud

Once mashup projects have been validated in the free Cloud, they can be deployed in production, either to Convertigo on-premises Server or in Convertigo Private Cloud.

• Convertigo Private Cloud is a secured and isolated space in the Cloud, with resources allocated depending on the projects needs.
• Customers are guaranteed to have their projects running on at least 2 Amazon instances, insuring a high level of load balancing and fault tolerance.
• All Convertigo Cloud AMIs are monitored by a transparent and specific Convertigo Cloud administration system, which detects when instances are down and restart them automatically.

Private Cloud implements high availability service

As opposed to the traditional Convertigo on-premises deployment, which licences subscription is based on CPU cores, Convertigo Private Cloud licences subscription is based on Compute Units. See the Convertigo Feature Matrix page for more information.

At the time being, Convertigo Cloud users can activate more resources as they need it, by contacting our sales team.

In future versions, a customer management platform will let users adjusting their resources by themselves.

Convertigo Cloud or on-premises?

The following table summarizes the differences between Convertigo Private Cloud or Convertigo on-premises server and may help you in your decision process between both available solutions.