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U-Lib: Unlocking LibrariesHosting on a cloud platform
Why?
6. Investigate the use of cloud based services to manage and support an open source library management system.
• Research report into current cloud based services that would offer a testing environment for OS LMS.
• Delivery of a cloud based service for the use of testing open source library management systems and related tools.
U-Lib: Unlocking LibrariesHosting on a cloud platform
System/Hardware Requirements
Koha No specific hardware requirements given (only root access)
Kuali (OLE) No specific hardware requirements, testing environment stated
Evergreen No specific hardware requirements given
U-Lib: Unlocking LibrariesHosting on a cloud platform
Cloud services
Amazon AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Others (dreamhost, digital ocean, etc.)
U-Lib: Unlocking LibrariesHosting on a cloud platform
Cloud services
Support
Pricing
Billing
U-Lib: Unlocking LibrariesHosting on a cloud platform
Cloud services
Support
Community is key
U-Lib: Unlocking LibrariesHosting on a cloud platform
Cloud services
Pricing
U-Lib: Unlocking LibrariesHosting on a cloud platform
Cloud services
Billing Amazon AWS – US Dollars, Credit card only
Microsoft Azure – US Dollars, British Pound, Credit card, Invoice
Google Cloud Platform - US Dollars, Credit card only
U-Lib: Unlocking LibrariesHosting on a cloud platform
Cloud services
Billing Arcus Global teamed with Janet to provide Amazon AWS for UK educational institions, providing the following benefits:
• monthly invoicing - credit cards are no longer required for payment• itemized billing - consolidated across users/departments• billing in GBP, not dollars• setting of budget limits for individual user accounts or departments• the retrieval of service usage information within own areas of responsibility• volume-discounts through aggregation across multiple educational institutions