Re:Leaving the Cloud
by hinkley on Saturday October 22, 2022 @07:59PM
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> think their use-case is that niche so it doesn't fit the cloud, are probably wrong.
My sentiment leans toward host your own for a number of reasons, but it's challenging to make good decisions. Can you trust the person who is telling you that you can do it? Their org chart goes away if they lose this argument, so of course you're going to hear from them how we can do this.
If the team you have has been doing a decent job, maybe you should listen to them. If they've been doing a poor job, then you have to ask why they're suddenly going to be able to provide a level of service you haven't been enjoying for years. My company went through one of these fishtails. I think everybody is happier that we ended up in the cloud, even those of us who will only begrudgingly admit it. As I said in another thread, I think the Hype Cycle for The Cloud will at least give some orgs with a dysfunctional IT department an opportunity to clean house and then start over in a couple of years as informed consumers. Or find a new kind of service provider that distances itself from The Cloud salespitch.
My sentiment leans toward host your own for a number of reasons, but it's challenging to make good decisions. Can you trust the person who is telling you that you can do it? Their org chart goes away if they lose this argument, so of course you're going to hear from them how we can do this.
If the team you have has been doing a decent job, maybe you should listen to them. If they've been doing a poor job, then you have to ask why they're suddenly going to be able to provide a level of service you haven't been enjoying for years. My company went through one of these fishtails. I think everybody is happier that we ended up in the cloud, even those of us who will only begrudgingly admit it. As I said in another thread, I think the Hype Cycle for The Cloud will at least give some orgs with a dysfunctional IT department an opportunity to clean house and then start over in a couple of years as informed consumers. Or find a new kind of service provider that distances itself from The Cloud salespitch.