From: Wade Mcmunn <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2015 16:17:20 +0000 We've been using hosted EZProxy (with the self-management option) since mid-August 2015 and the big advantage I've noticed so far is really good support on troubleshooting problem (unsupported) stanzas. Because we use the self-management option, we add our own stanzas (which take approximately 30 minutes to deploy) and have the ability to investigate / block users. Another good point of using the hosted service is OCLC provides two distinct environments... development and production. This means that we can test changes (stanza additions, group configuration changes etc.) in the development environment before rolling changes out to production (our live users). The final positive point is we don't have to deal with upgrading physical hardware every few years. The major con I've notices so far it takes 15 minutes to deploy changes to the development environment which makes testing stanzas a lengthy process if the stanza is anything less than straightforward. Once I have a working stanza, it's another 15 minutes to deploy to production. Wade McMunn Web Developer University of Manitoba Libraries Email: [log in to unmask]