> One is being able to properly provision resources. Being able to write just a function and have it consume just that tiny amount of resources rather than a whole VM is huge. Being able to spin instances up and down as you need them is huge.
A 75 million dollar price tag is also huge.
Bothering about the operational impact of a VM or a request sent to a function-as-a-service might be a significant operational issue if your whole team can be moved around with a small sports utility vehicle.
Once you've grow over the point where your monthly cloud pricetag eclipses your company's paycheck budget, operating your own hardware is a no-brainer.
> But cloud platforms in 2020 have a lot more features (...)
That really doesn't matter at all, does it?
I mean, cloud providers are already repackaging FLOSS services as their Serverless offering.
And besides pursuing the latest fad, how many of those features are killed off and vanish from the face of the earth?
It's always great if we can get others to do the work for us, but if we consider the absurd premium charged by cloud providers for their services... Well, those "others" doing the work can be employed by your company and you still save money.
A 75 million dollar price tag is also huge.
Bothering about the operational impact of a VM or a request sent to a function-as-a-service might be a significant operational issue if your whole team can be moved around with a small sports utility vehicle.
Once you've grow over the point where your monthly cloud pricetag eclipses your company's paycheck budget, operating your own hardware is a no-brainer.
> But cloud platforms in 2020 have a lot more features (...)
That really doesn't matter at all, does it?
I mean, cloud providers are already repackaging FLOSS services as their Serverless offering.
And besides pursuing the latest fad, how many of those features are killed off and vanish from the face of the earth?
It's always great if we can get others to do the work for us, but if we consider the absurd premium charged by cloud providers for their services... Well, those "others" doing the work can be employed by your company and you still save money.