Deployment Options
Datafold is a web-based application with multiple deployment options, including a SaaS/multi-tenant, Dedicated Cloud (customer-hosted), and Dedicated Cloud (Datafold-hosted) options.
Datafold SaaS Cloud
Multi-tenant deployment hosted on AWS in us-west-2 (Oregon) region. This is a great cost-efficient option for most teams that you can sign up today for.
For additional security, the following options are available:
- IP Whitelisting – only allow access to your databases and other resources to specific IP addresses
- AWS PrivateLink - AWS PrivateLink allows you to set up a limited network point to access your RDS in the same region
- VPC Peering - VPC Peering joins two networks together
- SSH Tunnel – set up a secure tunnel between your network and Datafold with the SSH server at your side
- Reverse SSH Tunnel – set up a secure tunnel between your network and Datafold with the SSH server at Datafold’s side
- IPSec Tunnel – an IPSec tunnel setup
Datafold Dedicated Cloud
A single-tenant dedicated deployment of the Datafold application in a dedicated Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).
The VPC can be, in increasing levels of complexity for the customer:
- Datafold-hosted, Datafold-managed: The cloud account belongs to Datafold and Datafold manages the Datafold application for the customer.
- Customer-hosted, Datafold-managed: The cloud account belongs to the customer, Datafold engineers manage the Datafold application for the customer.
- Customer-hosted, Customer-managed: The cloud account belongs to the customer and the customer must manage the Datafold application. Datafold engineers do not have access.
Datafold Dedicated Cloud can be deployed to all major cloud providers:
VPC VS VNET
We use the term VPC accross all major cloud providers. However, Azure calls this concept a Virtual Network (VNet).