I'll be retired by then..and I disagree that it will be cloudless but for some compute the cloud is a risky option being forced upon them by exec level marketin

I'll be retired by then..and I disagree that it will be cloudless but for some compute the cloud is a risky option being forced upon them by exec level marketing, solutions hype (like k8s and docker). Some of the old hands always keep a colo + baremetal in the back pocket for always on and base testing; only pushing to the cloud after due diligence in comparative testing. That's a more realistic approach than 'cloudless' for scale.