Re:The cost of cloud, a trillion dollar paradox
by scarface74 on Sunday May 30, 2021 @09:12AM
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Dropbox is profitable as long as you exclude the fact that they have to pay people…
How many people who are comparing their costs to using a cloud provider are ignoring redundancy?
And I’m sure your average startup has the capability to maintain their own redundant data center. Besides, does it add business value? Would they really be better off hiring multiple infrastructure people or just paying a cloud provider.
It doesn’t matter why it’s the case. People keep bringing up Dropbox as a shining example of moving away from a cloud provider - and still not being profitable. But ignore a little company - Netflix - that did just the opposite.
How many people who are comparing their costs to using a cloud provider are ignoring redundancy?
And I’m sure your average startup has the capability to maintain their own redundant data center. Besides, does it add business value? Would they really be better off hiring multiple infrastructure people or just paying a cloud provider.
It doesn’t matter why it’s the case. People keep bringing up Dropbox as a shining example of moving away from a cloud provider - and still not being profitable. But ignore a little company - Netflix - that did just the opposite.