Re:The mistake that killed Japan’s software industry
by quietbritishjim on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @02:36AM
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The part you've quoted is pretty clear that the cost it's referring to is maintenance cost for on-prem servers:
> ... and paying system administrators to keep them running.
That agrees with your main point, which is that employee time is the main relevant cost. (Nowadays, cloud services seen to have gotten so complex that you still need an eternity of employee time to set them up, but that's another matter.)
> ... and paying system administrators to keep them running.
That agrees with your main point, which is that employee time is the main relevant cost. (Nowadays, cloud services seen to have gotten so complex that you still need an eternity of employee time to set them up, but that's another matter.)