Infrastructure
Setup Options
We have two ways of deploying Wondaris - Platform as a Service (PaaS) and Software as a Service (SaaS).
The below outlines each of these options at a high-level.
Function | PaaS | SaaS | Notes |
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Access to all Data (in BigQuery) | ✔ | ✔ | Access to data in SaaS mode requires a support request to be sent to Wondaris |
Identity & Access Management (IAM) |
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| ✔ | ✔ | Provides access transparency |
| ✔ | — | Management of identity & access management only available in PaaS |
Access to Logs (incl audit trails) | ✔ | ✔ | Provides access transparency |
Access to Billing |
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| ✔ | — |
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| ✔ | ✔ |
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| — | ✔ |
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Single Tenanted Data | ✔ | ✔ |
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Manage platform users and access control | ✔ | ✔ |
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Support (Cloud / Platform) |
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| — | ✔ | Wondaris will not provide cloud support services for the infrastructure in your GCP Org |
| ✔ | ✔ |
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Deployment Options Pros & Cons
Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Pros
Complete control over IAM
Complete control over GCP Org Policy
Cons
Slower & more complex to setup (depending on cloud policy & team availability)
Multiple Invoices / Payment Methods (GCP & Wondaris)
Cost fluctuations within GCP (marginally)
Software as a Service (SaaS)
Pros
Simpler & faster setup (no need to interface with internal cloud teams)
Simpler billing - single invoice (Wondaris)
Greater certainty around pricing
Cons
Less GCP Org policy control
No IAM Control (view at project level only)
Offboarding costs
SaaS to PaaS Transition
If you want to get started rapidly by deploying Wondaris as a SaaS deployment, you can later transition to a PaaS deployment.
We have a handy how to when you are ready: How to Migrate a Wondaris GCP Project