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> As of October 2024, Bufstream was deployed only with select customers.

my assumption would be an honor system might be doable. They are exposing themselves to risk of abuse of course but it might be a worthy trade off for getting certain clients on board.

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That's correct. We hop onto Zoom calls with our customers on an agreed cadence, and they share a billing report with us to confirm usage/metering. For enterprise customers specifically, it works great. They don't want to violate contracts, and it also gives us a natural check-in point to ensure things are going smoothly with their deployment.

When we say fully air-gapped, we mean it!

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