I think there are a few things going on. First, it's tools designed by people who work at big companies. So the tools are insanely powerful, but there's high ov

I think there are a few things going on. First, it's tools designed by people who work at big companies. So the tools are insanely powerful, but there's high overhead to use them. Simplicity matters a lot less Second, there's an arms race in cloud infra. So it's more about adding functionality, ticking the box, being ahead, than being simple and usable. Finally, frankly, poor design. The AWS console is a usability nightmare. That said, AWS is awesome. It's just infuriating to use if it's not your day job and you don't know it in and out and aren't willing to spend days reading their docs.