Witness-as-a-Service (WaaS)
The standard SvSAN witness service is an extremely lightweight piece of software that can be run as a VM or on hardware as small as a Raspberry Pi. It is installed and maintained by the customer. However, the witness service can be moved completely into the cloud, eliminating the need for any on-prem hardware. Simply manage the service remotely via SvSAN’s normal management interfaces. Like the standard SvSAN witness VM, each instance of WaaS can provide quorum for up to 1000 SvSAN clusters. More information on SvSAN’s witness feature and its deployment options is available on the Witness feature page.
The steps below detail how WaaS can be purchased and added to StorMagic SvSAN.
Key Management-as-a-Service (KMaaS)
The KMaaS offering is the cloud-based deployment option for the SvKMS encryption key management product. SvKMS is available in three tiers, or “Editions” which determine the type of use case and scale of the key management solution required. Being cloud-based, KMaaS is a subscription and paid for upfront for a specific time period, for example one year, and then renewed thereafter as required. For further details of the features included in each SvKMS Edition license, please refer to the SvKMS features page, or the SvKMS product data sheet.
SvKMS Essentials Edition
SvKMS Essentials Edition is designed for IT and Security Administrators at smaller companies who want to take advantage of built-in encryption for a limited number of use cases or who require only a limited number of keys. It is only available as a cloud-based KMaaS subscription service and there is no additional charge for maintenance and support, with Platinum level support included by default. Packs of keys are added as required for an additional charge. SvKMS Essentials comes with a limit of 50 keys and a single encryption use case.
The steps below explain how pricing for SvKMS Essentials Edition is calculated.
SvKMS Professional Edition
SvKMS Professional Edition is designed for IT and Security Administrators who need a key manager for a limited number of use cases, which might expand as time goes on. Each Professional Edition license has a limit of 250 keys, and the correct number of keys must be purchased separately, available as key packs.
The KMaaS cloud-based service has no additional charge for maintenance and support, as it includes Platinum level support by default.
See below for the steps explaining how the cost of SvKMS Professional Edition is calculated as a cloud-based KMaaS subscription service.
SvKMS Enterprise Edition
SvKMS Enterprise Edition is designed for security professionals at medium to large organizations that have multiple use cases and require a significant number of keys. It contains all the features of SvKMS with no restrictions on the number of keys. The correct number of keys must be purchased separately, available as key packs.
The KMaaS cloud-based service has no additional charge for maintenance and support, as it includes Platinum level support by default.
The diagram below shows the steps for calculating the pricing for an SvKMS Enterprise Edition license as a cloud-based KMaaS subscription service.
