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many more license queries and WebService calls than the Datacenter Edition , making it a perfect choice for clients who can expect regular license transactions .

The High Performance Edition goes above and beyond the Dedicated Server Version to enable software developers and intelligent device manufacturers to activate and deactivate licenses at a high rate . This edition is the best

Edition

Availability within one calendar month Data loss Recovery Point Objective ( RPO )

Recovery Time Objective ( RTO )

High Availability Package

option for clients who want or need to provide large numbers of licenses and product options in the blink of an eye . It also includes data and system recovery times that are faster than the Dedicated Server Edition .

The top of the line is the High Availability Package . It more than doubles the speed of the High Performance Edition by running two or more High Performance Editions in parallel . This is the edition for clients who need exceptional speeds in their licensing system . Technically , a load balancing system is also included to make sure that the performance is shared out optimally across the different lines .

What is new ? Wibu-Systems has spent the last year on a close inspection of its entire hosting architecture and found several options to make the experience even smoother for clients who have their Code- Meter License Central operated by us . The focus was placed on increased availability and reduced downtimes and data losses in the case of a system failure .

High Performance Edition

Prospective clients can learn more about the differences between the hosting packages and match them to the requirements of their business cases .

The very first major step was the decision to host CodeMeter License Central in a second , separate datacenter , located at its own site with its own infrastructure and multiple , redundant Internet connections . This second datacenter is

Dedicated Server

Datacenter Edition

99.9 % 99.7 % 99.5 % 99.5 %

< 1 second Database cluster

< 1 second Automatic switch over to the 2nd data center

< 30 minutes Replication of the virtual appliance in the 2nd data center

< 4 hours Manual start of the standby appliance in the 2nd data center

< 24 hours Backup

< 3 working days Restoration of the virtual appliance from backup in the 2nd data center

< 24 hours Backup

< 3 working days Restoration of the virtual appliance from backup in the 2nd data center

used as another availability zone for our own servers and the CodeMeter License Central application servers . Barring a total regional disaster , should our primary datacenter fail , the second datacenter will continue to function .

A multinational load balancer was set up to ensure the optimum spread between both datacenters . The load balancer itself is set up for high availability , with redundancy ensured by locations in different European countries . On top of regulating traffic between our two availability zones , it ensures improved protections against DoS attacks .

Our revised disaster failure concept brings with it new goals for reducing the recovery point objective ( RPO ) and the recovery time objective ( RTO ) by a considerable margin . The RPO defines the amount of data loss that can be tolerated , described as a unit of time . In Wibu- Systems ’ case , this defines the frequency of data backups . The RTO defines the maximum amount of time that CodeMeter License Central can be offline after an incident .

For the High Performance Edition , the second availability zone includes a second copy , constantly replicated and ready to take over productive operation at short notice when disaster strikes . We have been able to increase our availability standard to 99.7 %. The RPO has been reduced from 24 hours ( recovery from a backup ) to less than 30 minutes , and the RTO has similarly been significantly optimized , coming down from three working days after an incident to less than four hours .

The illustration above shows the architecture of a High Performance Edition at a glance : The global load balancer takes in calls and hands them over to the http reverse proxy service that is available , should a failure occur . The replicated second copy of the High Performance Edition is brought online , and a second FSB is kept available in the second availability zone to ensure reliable operation .

What does it cost , and who needs it ?

Our hosting options offer an extremely attractive way of running CodeMeter License Central . Powerful licensing components are ready for our clients , with excellent availability , failure protection , and data recovery standards . In addition , we will take over all updates and maintenance for you !

The High Performance Edition is a particularly great deal : It gives our clients far faster data and system recovery and considerably more resources at only 50 % higher prices than the Dedicated Server Edition .

Feel free to contact our specialists for more information or an offer tailored to your needs .

NOTE We are keeping the price for our hosting packages stable despite considerable added costs and efforts on our part .

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