Re: IBM i in the cloud (was social media)

[Joe Pluta <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 11/21/2010 10:42 PM, Nathan Andelin wrote:
> > From: Joe Pluta
> > Well, thinking back in my head, no, we don't usually have 6000 files for
> > a single application.
> Same here.  But we may see 300 tables repeated in 20 separate libraries, for 20
> individual tenants using a single server.  Think about offering cloud services.
>   What would be the best way to handle that?
>
> -Nathan


I'm not sure what you're asking.  What would be different?  Your 
libraries could be set up by library list, while your authorities would 
be by user.  I suppose each tenant would have a library list associated 
with it, with the authorities identified by the user profile.

The only complexity is if you're using stateless servers; you'd need to 
switch environments between calls, or else have one server for each 
tenant and make sure requests are directed properly.  Personally, I 
prefer stateful servers in which I set up the environment when the 
session is established.  Much simpler, but that's just me.  I'm a KISS 
kinda guy :).

But this is all technical detail stuff.  The important point is that you 
can secure a multi-tier application, and you can do it effectively.

Joe