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You're comparing a tiny startup to AWS. For me, the bigger issue isn't security, it's not knowing if you guys will still be around in a couple months (no offens
by nathancahill 13y ago
You're comparing a tiny startup to AWS. For me, the bigger issue isn't security, it's not knowing if you guys will still be around in a couple months (no offense).
Between the chances of getting acquired or running out of funding and shutting down, startups aren't the best place to put the most essential part of your application. Stormpath is gone = my app is gone.
- rdegges 13y agoThis is a great point I wasn't even considering. You're completely right -- there's definitely inherent risk in relying on a third party (particularly a new one). Just some background on Stormpath: we've been around since 2012, have funding, a big team, and are growing pretty fast. Also: we make it as painless as possible to migrate out of our platform (I can answer specific questions if anyone is interested).
- nathancahill 13y agoWhen I write an app, I never worry that one day I'll wake up to an email from my database saying "I'm done storing your data, you'll have to export it to another database. Look, I made it really easy to migrate." It's a nice product, but it would work better as an open source service I could host on my own servers and databases.