I'm in rural iowa and you really can't bank on a solid internet connection. One of my clients decided to iaas-ify all their servers and it works great except wh

I'm in rural iowa and you really can't bank on a solid internet connection. One of my clients decided to iaas-ify all their servers and it works great except when it is windy out. They're on fixed wireless and the remote mast has some sway to it. 3-4 times a year they get struck by lightning and have a total work stoppage until all their outside gear can get replaced. Even their VDI is remote so all the thin clients just disconnect and they are done for the day. Also, my clients aren't software development firms. They are banks and factories. They buy a software based on features and we figure out how to make it work, and most of the vendors in this space are doing on-prem non-saas products. A few do all their stuff in IAAS or colo but a lot of these places are single-rack operations and they really don't care as long as it all works. A lot of people in small/midsize banks feel like they are being left out. They go to conferences and hear about all the cool stuff in the industry but the established players are not bringing that to them. If you can stomach the regulatory overhead, someone with drive could replace finastra/fiserv/jackhenry. Or get purchased by them and get turned into yet another forever-maintenancemode graveyard app.