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I've always had good luck with Maxmind's local database [1] offering. It bewilders me how many companies today create SaaS offerings and refuse to offer on-prem
by meritt 9y ago
I've always had good luck with Maxmind's local database [1] offering. It bewilders me how many companies today create SaaS offerings and refuse to offer on-prem versions. It's like they intentionally want to avoid customers with serious needs (speed and security being the most common need for on-prem) who are willing to pay serious amounts of money.
[1] https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-databases https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-databases
- rvnx 9y agoLet's say it like this: - https://api.ipdata.co/1.1.1.1 https://api.ipdata.co/1.1.1.1 City name: Research - https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-precision-demo?ip=1.1.1.1 https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-precision-demo?ip=1.1.1.1 City name: Research Oh, that must be a very coincidence. Nuh nuh nuh, nobody would ever want to launch a SaaS with a database they have stolen.
- lightbyte 9y agoThey aren't using a copy of Maxminds DB, see: https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-precision-demo?ip=185.10.68.114 https://www.maxmind.com/en/geoip2-precision-demo?ip=185.10.6... (No data) https://api.ipdata.co/185.10.68.114 https://api.ipdata.co/185.10.68.114 (lots of data)
- kawsper 9y agoI wonder if Maxmind have put in some "Trap Streets" in their dataset. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_street
- alam2000 9y agoYes, I believe they are. It is very common in the industry.
- alam2000 9y agoIt is interesting! Both making same mistake.