Do you really think that Parse is doing all of the security updates that come through Ubuntu or CentOS? Yes. Yes I do. This whole line of argument is one I ty

Do you really think that Parse is doing all of the security updates that come through Ubuntu or CentOS? Yes. Yes I do. This whole line of argument is one I typically hear from folks who've never had to deal with a Sev 1 incident in the middle of the night. If your argument holds, sysadmins and DevOps teams are essentially pointless. Moreover, even a developer confident handling both maintenance and incident response should value his or her time more than zero. Given that, presumably there is a price point at which it makes sense to simply pay a platform provider or hire dedicated DevOps. There may be varying opinions as to what that price point is, but it does exist if the developer has the cash.