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Stephen Downes

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This article delivers exactly what the title suggests. It doesn't go into a lot of detail but it's a good overview of the benefits and risks of self-hosting an LMS. To me, in the end, it depends on your expertise and comfort level managing your own server environment. There's one thing I would add: the risk to your business model when you depend on a hosted provider. Video uploaders, for example, were surprised to find themselves facing thousands of dollars of new costs last week as Vimeo suddenly raised its prices. It was "'Pay up, or get off our platform,' basically."

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