This isn't all that new. IBM mainframe contracts were handled this way decades ago. When you eventually need/want more compute, an IBM field rep shows up and en

This isn't all that new. IBM mainframe contracts were handled this way decades ago. When you eventually need/want more compute, an IBM field rep shows up and enables a thing on the hardware already on your premises for what you pay for. The IBM P and Z series (midrange and mainframe hardware) still uses a similar scheme.