They made it convenient to get value for the specialist masses and I don't think anyone else managed to achieve it yet. That's their moat.
I've seen firsthand attempts at integrating open source in place of it and they all failed. Time is money and it costs premium. Touching the ground running is a huge advantage. That's why cloud services stuck.
I've seen firsthand attempts at integrating open source in place of it and they all failed. Time is money and it costs premium. Touching the ground running is a huge advantage. That's why cloud services stuck.