> This is exactly what is broken with our current software business models. On-prem software is expensive to deploy and manage but gives users control of their

> This is exactly what is broken with our current software business models. On-prem software is expensive to deploy and manage but gives users control of their data. SaaS software is cheap to deploy and manage but takes control of the user's data. We must find middle ground between the two models. A solution that takes the best of both on-prem software and cloud based SaaS services may be that middle ground, but it's going to require a globally federated cloud. I think something like remoteStorage can address this need. https://remotestorage.io/ https://remotestorage.io/ It's a federated, open storage protocol that has multiple server implementations that anyone can host. I think it has the potential to enable a new model for SaaS software where users, rather than service providers, own the data.