For ML it makes sense, because you’re using so much compute that renting it is just burning money. For most businesses, it’s a false economy. Hardware is cheap

For ML it makes sense, because you’re using so much compute that renting it is just burning money. For most businesses, it’s a false economy. Hardware is cheap, but having proper redundancy and multiple sites isn’t. Having a 24/7 team available to respond to issues isn’t. What happens if their data centre loses power? What if it burns down?