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While this looks like the end of arbitrary enterprise tiers, when I look around to me it looks like the other database providers saw Snowflake execute "cloud" b
by nemothekid 6y ago
While this looks like the end of arbitrary enterprise tiers, when I look around to me it looks like the other database providers saw Snowflake execute "cloud" brilliantly, and now everyone is trying to emulate that.
Turns out the need to keep your data on prem has been greatly exaggerated, and most companies would rather pay a single cloud bill than paying for more machines and FTEs to handle another product.
- znpy 6y agoI wouldn't look at it that way. A company running on premises probably has a mindset that is okay with dealing with all the things related. And it probably operates at a scale where it can save a lot by not moving to the cloud. This is often jut not understood by a lot of people. A company embracing the cloud doesn't want to do that and is just interested in services. They don't want hosts, they want service endpoints. There are a lot of developer-centric companies for which operations and operational work is definitely not a core of the business, and have no interest in getting operational work and know-how in house.
- hodgesrm 6y ago> Turns out the need to keep your data on prem has been greatly exaggerated... It's more like selling on-prem is slower and can lead to a slower growth ramp. The change may reflect pressure to focus on growth to ensure payback on investment. If you execute like Snowflake it accelerates revenue growth significantly.