> The less it changes the the more vulnerable it is, the less compliant it is, the more expensive it is to operate (including insurance), the less it improves a

> The less it changes the the more vulnerable it is, the less compliant it is, the more expensive it is to operate (including insurance), the less it improves and add features, the less people like it. All of that is true, but all of that cost is being paid regardless while the legacy system goes unmaintained. When the company decides to shut down a data center, the choice with legacy systems (especially niche ones) is often "lift and shift over to cloud" or "shut it down". Notably missing among the choices is "increase the maintenance budget". All these hypotheticals aside, one actual bonus of shifting onto lambda is reduced attack surface. However crusty your app might be, you can't end up with a bitcoin miner on your server if there's not a permanent server to hack.