One of the first decisions that new Looker customers need to make is how to host their Looker instance. Looker offers two hosting options:
- Looker-hosted: When Looker hosts your instance, Looker manages all of the infrastructure and maintenance of your Looker instance. This is a great option for customers who use Cloud services and who want to use all of Looker’s features out of the box.
- Customer-hosted: When you host your own instance, you are responsible for managing the infrastructure and maintenance of your Looker instance. This is a good option for customers who have the resources and expertise to manage their own infrastructure and want more direct control over their Looker deployment.
So how do you know which hosting option may be right for your organization? Choosing a hosting option for a Looker (original) instance helps you understand the benefits and limitations of each hosting option so that you can make the best decision for their organization. The article covers topics such as:
- Comparative advantages of each hosting option
- Benefits and limits of the Looker-hosted option
- Benefits and limits of the customer-hosted option, including which Looker features are unavailable and which may require additional configuration
- Sample use cases for customer-hosted deployments
We hope that this article helps new Looker customers get off to the right start by empowering them to make an informed decision about how to host their Looker instance!
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