CreditSoft runs in the environment that fits your IT strategy. Deploy on your own cloud network (Azure, GCP, AWS), use an on-premises SQL Server, or opt for our fully managed cloud.
CreditSoft runs on a standard SQL Server hosted in a Windows Virtual Machine (VM) in the cloud. We recommend Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Microsoft Azure VMs, but we have many customers successfully deployed on Amazon Web Services (AWS) VMs as well.
Note: The virtual hardware requirements for the SQL Server cloud machine are identical to the requirements for an on-premises physical server.
The cloud server firewall needs to allow HTTP/HTTPS protocols and SQL Server port 1433 (or a custom port of your choosing, which requires an additional hour of configuration). To secure your database, the firewall should limit incoming connections to the specific public IP addresses of your remote office, or place the server behind a secure Virtual Private Network (VPN).
The CreditSoft Windows application connects to the cloud server in the exact same way it does to an on-premises server. It utilizes an encrypted connection string containing the UID/PWD (the credentials are encrypted in the local config file and decrypted at runtime by the application) or a Trusted Windows Connection in the case of a VPN tunnel.
For larger teams, the CreditSoft Windows app can run on a cloud host configured as a Remote Desktop Server (RDS) to allow multiple concurrent users to connect. In this scenario, both the SQL Server database and the Remote Desktop Server should be placed on the same local cloud network and zone to minimize latency.
If your installation includes the CreditSoft Customer Web Portal, the website runs on a cloud VM with Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) installed. We recommend placing the IIS web server on the same cloud network and zone as the SQL database server for optimal read/write speeds.
💡 Need Help Deciding? If you decide to choose a cloud-hosted configuration, our implementation specialists can provide best practices for Google Cloud and Azure sizing of your SQL Server database, tailored to your database size and active user counts.