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Idk, DO is adding a lot of managed services lately so it doesn't feel like they're going for the simple, well implemented commodity play for the long run.
by Jgrubb 6y ago
Idk, DO is adding a lot of managed services lately so it doesn't feel like they're going for the simple, well implemented commodity play for the long run.
- zwily 6y agoManaged services are where the money is. :)
- RonanTheGrey 6y agoManaged services are where the lock-in is; or perhaps more generously, where the "increased friction to change providers" arises. If your deployment is nothing more than scp from the post-build products on Github, you can use literally any server anywhere with SSH access. No lock in. But if your deployment is a button click from inside a DO managed service, well... you're SOL if you want to move. You have to build all the stuff you avoided building before (the time savings and therefore money savings). I really feel like some combination of the two should be possible. I've not yet seen a host come along that offers it. No large company would because they want reliable revenue generated due to lock in. I've thought about building it. The older I get the more it interests me. I've got all the basic scripts to make it work. Maybe I'll dive in one of these days..