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Re:Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride in... by nasalgoat on Thursday October 04, 2018 @04:22PM (#18143325)
CAPEX vs OPEX.

Operational expenses looks better on the balance sheet (ie. renting versus owning).

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Re:Banks scramble to fix old systems as IT 'cowboys' ride in... by closeparen on Thursday October 04, 2018 @11:30PM (#18145530)
You don’t own employees.

MSP and Cloud are separate concepts. The typical MSP has a bunch of technicians who drive around to client sites and tend to the servers in their closets.

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