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> I think the main advantage of cloud providers is to offset the risk of purchasing equipment that eventually is no longer needed, Every corporate use case I h
by ProAm 6y ago
> I think the main advantage of cloud providers is to offset the risk of purchasing equipment that eventually is no longer needed,
Every corporate use case I have seen is labor based. They dont want the overhead of salary and healthcare for the IT department. Even if long term they end up paying more, they always view it has pay for it now or pay for it later. And they always choose later because they dont know better.
(none of these have been the scale of dropbox, that is different)
- oblio 6y ago> And they always choose later because they dont know better. This is a dangerous assumption to make. Delaying payments and going with the crowd are both safe decisions. Safe decisions are smart decisions under normal circumstances.
- ProAm 6y agoTrue there is not one answer for everyone. I just know Ive been a part of companies where we go IAAS, get rid of the people that have the knowledge to manage infrastructure and when it comes time to need the knowledge again we either need to get consultants or hire at a much more expensive rate as for infrastructure management talent pool is getting smaller everyday. To be fair I deal with the headaches more than the everything is fine and dandy so my views are skewed as a result.
- santoshalper 6y agoEspecially when IT is not your strategic differentiator.