Deployment models and how to advise
You will be able to: Compare cloud, private cloud and on-premise deployment; Explain how Zeyto runs, how it is licensed and what needs the internet; Recommend a model from a client's situation.
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Deployment answers two questions: where does the Zeyto computer live, and who looks after it? The client's answers decide cost, risk and effort.
| Model | Where Zeyto runs | Fits when | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud (hosted) | A server in a data centre run by a provider; users connect over the internet | Small team, good internet, no IT staff | A broken internet line stops work; agree who backs up and tests restores |
| Private cloud | A dedicated server or virtual server the client or partner controls | Data location or isolation matters; IT support exists | Someone must patch, monitor and back up |
| On-premise | A Zeyto computer in the client's office, shop or warehouse | Unreliable internet, tills that must keep selling, wish to hold data in house | Hardware failure, power cuts, theft; backups must leave the building |
| Local branch server | A Zeyto computer at a branch site | Remote branches with their own network | Confirm the multi-site design with Zeyto before promising it |
Zeyto is built to work offline. One server installer goes on one main PC per site and sets up Zeyto with its own bundled private database. A client installer goes on every other PC and till and connects to that server over the local network. Browsers on the network can open it, and phones and PCs elsewhere connect through Settings, then Remote & Mobile Access, which needs the Web module in the licence.
What needs the internet
- Activating or renewing a licence. The licence is a file on the Zeyto computer.
- Checking for updates, sending a document by WhatsApp or email, and opening the system from elsewhere.
- Everything else, including selling, printing and backing up, carries on without it.
A new install without a licence works fully for 14 days as an evaluation, then becomes read-only until a licence is activated. A paid licence that has passed its end date keeps working during a grace period and then goes read-only; data is never deleted.
Advising by situation
Practise in the demo
- Open Settings, then License and read the state, end date and Seats & Limits.
- Open Settings, then Backup and note the scheduled backup options and restore-test choices.
- Open https://demo.zeyto.app/demo-app/ and sign in with the demo login. This is a public demo with sample data, so nothing you do there affects a real business.
Public demo company, sign in as admin / demoAdmin123. Data refreshes nightly.
- Deployment is where Zeyto runs and who looks after it.
- Zeyto works offline; only licence activation and a few outside services need the internet.
- Choose by internet reliability, IT capability, data location and backup ownership.
Check yourself
5 questions on this lesson. Not timed, not the exam, and you can try again. Score 60% or more, and read the lesson, to complete it.
1. A shop with three tills has an unreliable internet line and wants selling to continue during outages. Which deployment fits best?
2. A Zeyto licence activation needs the internet, but selling and printing do not.
3. A client is moving Zeyto to a new computer. What is the correct order?
4. Which TWO factors should weigh most when advising between hosted and on-premise Zeyto?
Select all that apply.