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Re:Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spen... by Foobar8568 on Thursday July 23, 2026 @10:19AM (#49022059)
Meanwhile, in real companies, you have to wait 2 months or more to access an API endpoint in preprod.

To setup a cross business kubernetes cluster will take 2 years with unknown results.

On Cloud, in Switzerland, you need to call Microsoft when you need new resources, so much for agility and minute infrastructure provisioning, and I heard the same for AWS.

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Re:Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spen... by brazzy on Thursday July 23, 2026 @10:41AM (#49022423)
> Meanwhile, in real companies, you have to wait 2 months or more to access an API endpoint in preprod.

> To setup a cross business kubernetes cluster will take 2 years with unknown results.

Do you seriously believe those times will not go down 95% if the CEO pushes for it to get done yesterday because it will save the company millions in expenses?

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Re:Alphabet's cash burn raises alarm for Big Tech as AI spen... by toomuchtodo on Thursday July 23, 2026 @11:07AM (#49022853)
You get it. Given sufficient incentives, processes and systems become potentially more malleable, and hard requirements can become optional. Speed is a function of appetite, will, and resources.
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