The details are hazy, and our paths don't cross any more, so I can't say for sure. Yes, overnights were still done in some cases, but they were able to do more

The details are hazy, and our paths don't cross any more, so I can't say for sure. Yes, overnights were still done in some cases, but they were able to do more 'in day' smaller renders (IIRC) that was making it worthwhile. IIRC... she done some consulting work for a particular firm, and they were investigating cloud stuff. When they chose that vendor, she saw how much of an impact that was making, and contacted the cloud vendor and became a salesperson/evangelist. You were on a MacBook. They were all in the Windows/MS world, so perhaps there was something about that software that just was 'better on windows in the cloud'. Again, sorry I can't remember too many more details. I do suspect times have changed some, so the ROI may not be there any longer (and maybe wasn't there at the time for many folks).