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Self-Hosted Deployment Maintenance Mode

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Date Published
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Windsurf Team
Word Count
767
Language
English
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Summary

The company has decided to place its self-hosted offering in maintenance mode, transitioning to a new single-tenant hosted model to better showcase its advanced capabilities. Initially, the self-hosted option was successful, particularly with large enterprises in regulated industries, due to the company's unique expertise in GPU infrastructure and the early generative AI landscape. However, rapid technological advancements and the increasing demand for cutting-edge capabilities, which cannot be fully supported in a self-hosted environment, have led to a significant performance gap between self-hosted and cloud/hybrid solutions. As companies have become more open to cloud-based solutions with improved security assurances, the company recognized the need to focus its efforts on cloud offerings that maximize value for the majority of its customers. Consequently, while existing self-hosted customers will continue to receive support, new feature development will cease, and the focus will be on encouraging the transition to cloud-based solutions, which are now seen as more viable and scalable for future growth.