> People always say this as an argument against bare metal servers, but aren't you still have that staffing cost even if you're using a cloud provider? I think

> People always say this as an argument against bare metal servers, but aren't you still have that staffing cost even if you're using a cloud provider? I think their point is that it may not be cheaper if you account for staffing cost. Also, especially as a lone developer or a small team, it may be worth it to pay for someone else to manage the metal instead of doing it yourself.