Redshift is Postgres 8 something. It has proprietary extensions but I've had a really easy time getting data in and out in my limited usage. I saw a local Lamb

Redshift is Postgres 8 something. It has proprietary extensions but I've had a really easy time getting data in and out in my limited usage. I saw a local Lambda emulator today on HN. But I do understand your concern. Software on AWS has an serious gravity and is hard to move. I totally understand the CF challenge. I'm locked into that tool too. Terraform is great but doesn't really offer anything to replace the deepest parts of CF. Which brings us back to the article. More funding for tools in the space would be huge for all of us.