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Managed services are cheap and less of a time-sink. And if you value your time, kind of a no-brainer. Hosting and supporting things properly is expensive. Not d
by jillesvangurp 3y ago
Managed services are cheap and less of a time-sink. And if you value your time, kind of a no-brainer. Hosting and supporting things properly is expensive. Not doing it properly means taking on risk.
For me to self host something, there has to be some value add. I generally don't want to self host things that are commodities. I'd rather focus my time and attention on things that actually add value.
- Macha 3y agoThat is until one too many decide they're pivoting their business model or target user base or going on an incredible journey and you need to find and migrate to a replacement on their timeline not yours
- xtiansimon 3y ago“That is until one too many decide they're… going on an incredible journey…” Nice one. Seems on the one side you have this alignment with the service provider. And for the future you hope they don’t zig when you’re zagging. On the other side, you already have some IT responsibilities with hardware acquisition, maintenance and networking. You hire this out too, if you can afford it or don’t care about ‘technical’ things.
- outime 3y agoSelf-hosting does provide value: privacy, learning, what @Macha said, etc. A different topic is that it's not enough or valuable to you, which is fine of course.