AuctionWorx Hosting and Support on Azure

Why Azure

AuctionWorx hosting often starts on shared hosting, which is common until the audience grows. At that point Systenics recommends Microsoft Azure. Its reasoning: Azure is the best platform for ASP.NET applications, and hosting there saves cost and management time. Systenics is a Microsoft Gold Cloud Platform partner as well as a RainWorx Premium Partner.

Read the full argument: Benefits of hosting AuctionWorx on Microsoft Azure.

What Azure gives an auction site

• Scaling. Compute can grow during peak bidding. Real-time bidding is CPU-heavy, so this matters.
• Location. Deploying in a region near your bidders cuts latency, and a CDN helps further.
• File storage. Listing images multiply as the catalog grows, and Azure file storage scales with them.
• Cost. Pay-as-you-go suits quiet periods, and reserved pricing is cheaper for longer commitments.
• Security and compliance. Threat protection, intrusion detection, and data encryption are available, along with features and certifications that help with GDPR and PCI DSS.
• Backup and recovery. Azure offers backup and recovery options, and replicating data across regions supports continuity during regional outages.

Backups and SSL

Whatever the host, test your restore. The upgrade playbook recommends a full SQL database backup plus a snapshot of the web application directory, stored off the production host, with a test restore and timing before any upgrade. For HTTPS, see Systenics’ guide to using Let’s Encrypt SSL with AuctionWorx.

Migration and support

Systenics migration services for AuctionWorx cover assessment of your current environment, a tailored migration plan, migration and data transfer, performance optimization and testing, and ongoing support and maintenance. If you also want features added during the move, the development and customization page covers that. See upgrades and migration for the process.

For cloud and DevOps work beyond AuctionWorx, Systenics lists it on its solutions page.

Want a second look at your current setup? Get in touch through Systenics.