All of this is nice and sounds rather obvious to many over here. I think the HN's hivemind has already chewed through most of the arguments they are making. Wh

All of this is nice and sounds rather obvious to many over here. I think the HN's hivemind has already chewed through most of the arguments they are making. What I want to see is what they are going to replace the cloud with, how the numbers compare, and what tradeoffs they have had to make. Preferably a year after they make their transitions. An honest comparison that makes it possible for other companies in a similar situation to clear their doubts (in some cases “clearing doubts” would mean “we're staying in the cloud”; I'd like this kind of honest). Thus I'm staying tuned, with a grain of doubt. After all, it's possible that the transition off cloud will take time and may even fizz out without achieving much. Oh, and I'm wondering what's the cost of moving the data itself off cloud is going to be.