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Re:Introducing Cloud Spanner, a Global Database Service by hueving on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @07:03PM (#13648534)
>focusing on core business and not supporting functions.

Having a devops team with the necessary expertise in Google Cloud or AWS is still a supporting function. You've just traded one skill (managing physical servers) for another (managing proprietary virtual resources).

Re:Introducing Cloud Spanner, a Global Database Service by euyyn on Tuesday February 14, 2017 @07:57PM (#13648832)
But hopefully a smaller team, and one that keeps diminishing in size over the years if the trend continues. At least for the same level of service (in availability, security, etc.).