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