These may prove useful:

http://www.filemaker.com/products/filemaker-cloud/specifications.html

http://www.filemaker.com/products/filemaker-cloud/compare.html

 

Steven H. Blackwell

 Note that there is no mention of Web Direct in those documents. So the apparent conclusion is that it is not supported.

But WebDirect is supported. External Authentication is not, and that ends it for my clients. 

 I am actually aware that WebDirect is supported. Not stating this in an important first-glance comparison chart seems like a mistake. Agreed also that lack of External Authentication is a problem.

Huge problem. Deal breaker for me. No way I'm scripting accounts in a multi-file system. I've setup my dev environment on AWS and so I expect they'll have Ext. Auth. in the future.

Please remember this is a 1.0 version.  There is, I believe, a high likelihood that future versions will have added features and functionalities:

http://fmforums.com/blogs/entry/1629-filemaker-cloud/#comment-108

Steven

Recommended reading about FileMaker Cloud:

 

http://www.soliantconsulting.com/blog/2016/09/filemaker-cloud-executive-summary

by Wim Decorte.

 

 

Steven

For me, the lack of server-side-schedules is a deal-breaker.   But, as you say, it's a version 1 product.  Hoping they add this in the future.

What's the process for converting BYOL and if you don't like it converting back your license back to FBA AVLA?

On 9/30/2016 at 2:47 PM, Ocean West said:

What's the process for converting BYOL and if you don't like it converting back your license back to FBA AVLA?

FileMaker Cloud needs a special license key. If you have a valid license contract, that includes server, you can get a converted license key by contacting FileMaker Support.