I think the difference in point of view here, is that from my own perspective, owning and running the bare metal things is a basic core competency of being an I

I think the difference in point of view here, is that from my own perspective, owning and running the bare metal things is a basic core competency of being an ISP. Which is what I do for a living. The infrastructure I've described up thread is the product. If the use case is somebody developing a software product that is a totally other scenario.