I think that's possibility A, and possibility B is that you could see ops and dev diverge into more separated positions with ops focusing on the network border.

I think that's possibility A, and possibility B is that you could see ops and dev diverge into more separated positions with ops focusing on the network border. Or maybe multi dc becomes more tablestakes than it is currently (so: savings from traditional host-intensive staffing goes towards moving goalposts forward). We aren't anywhere near peak efficiencies, peak security, or peak redundancy yet, so we aren't talking about the end of the job, just the end of this job description.