the cloud is the golden cage. companies, and people, got sold on comfort and ease of use whilst trapping themselves into vendor lock-in environment that is the

the cloud is the golden cage. companies, and people, got sold on comfort and ease of use whilst trapping themselves into vendor lock-in environment that is the california hotel. when they realize the problem, they are too deep in the tech and rewriting their codebase would be too complex or expensive so they bite the expense and keep on doing what they are doing. constantly increasing their dependency and costs and never be able to leave. as you pointed out, bare metal is the way to go. is works the opposite of cloud - a bit more work at the beginning but a way lot less of expenses at the end.