>Rather, I think the network either needs to be fragmented to serve different sets of customers or the end points need to be improved to the point that onsite h

>Rather, I think the network either needs to be fragmented to serve different sets of customers or the end points need to be improved to the point that onsite hosting becomes the norm again. Hosting in the cloud is a bet that Azure/AWS can protect your data from physical damage/loss as well. It isn't just a cost-reduction to hire less sysadmins and desk support. They have ginormous amounts of cash to build quality data centers in stable-Earth locations that still have excellent internet connections. Really, the answer is more data centers and cloud hosting companies with replication and cold-storage agreements between them (where sane). But for a lot of companies out there, this is overkill. One cloud provider is more security/safety than they'd likely ever get building their own data center.