On-premise, Cloud, Headless - A comparison of different e-commerce systems.
summary
Compares three archetypes and argues that vertical integration (SaaS) delivers tuned CDNs and databases for better performance and lower ops, while licensed on‑premise gives vendor choice at the cost of higher personnel and total cost of ownership; headless API supplies product data only, shifting front‑end work to teams using REST/GraphQL, React or cloud functions. Recommends measuring TCO, vendor responsiveness, and co‑locating developers with marketing; notes mobile traffic surpasses desktop (2014) and cloud/EC2-era tech enables the headless wave.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:32My background
- 1:39The obvious difference
- 3:25What is necessary
- 6:40Example
- 8:32Timeline
- 15:59Advice for CIOs
- 17:56SAS solution clarity
- 20:04Headless solution clarity
- 22:28Service model
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