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I wrote an Enterprise application suite and I'm now at a crossroad.

Which do you prefer:

• self-contained web service installer that walks you through install (endpoint, port, db, etc), and can received hotfix patches.
  • commonly uses a dedicated server, but can be multi-purpose. The issue remains it gives less visibility when granular view and control is expected.
• IIS web site with manual configuration and upgrades. This requires a more manual process for host header site binding, cert, permissions, etc.
  • Restores full control to the admin, but as expected, upgrades are not as simple as the aforementioned.

Please consider not only which method you prefer to work with, but also which one management would find more enticing.

Thank you.

I wrote an Enterprise application suite and I'm now at a crossroad.

Which do you prefer:

• self-contained web service installer that walks you through install (endpoint, port, db, etc), and can received hotfix patches.
  • commonly uses a dedicated server, but can be multi-purpose. The issue remains it gives less visibility when granular view and control is expected.
• IIS web site with manual configuration and upgrades. This requires a more manual process for host header site binding, cert, permissions, etc.
  • Restores full control to the admin, but as expected, upgrades are not as simple as the aforementioned.

Please consider not only which method you prefer to work with, but also which one management would find more enticing.

Thank you.

I wrote an Enterprise application suite and I'm now at a crossroad.

Which do you prefer:

• self-contained web service installer that walks you through install (endpoint, port, db, etc), and can receive hotfix patches.
  • commonly uses a dedicated server, but can be multi-purpose. The issue remains it gives less visibility when granular view and control is expected.
• IIS web site with manual configuration and upgrades. This requires a more manual process for host header site binding, cert, permissions, etc.
  • Restores full control to the admin, but as expected, upgrades are not as simple as the aforementioned.

Please consider not only which method you prefer to work with, but also which one management would find more enticing.

Thank you.

Edit: I understand the push for containers, but last year's docker survey revealed non-IT industries only had 30% adoption of containers. That rules it out as an option. Also, they would need knowledgable staff, and consideration for Azure.