Yes, I agree. You must build not only for "the cloud" (whatever that means) but for your specific "cloud" provider like AWS. Then you're stuck with them. You can (and should) of course build a bridge to such services but there are some managers that just don't believe in bridges or anything rational at all. Bezos is a brilliant CEO, especially now that he's stopped pixel-pushing.

It wasn't always like this, but I'm just here to collect a paycheck. The fact that I'm really good at what I do is incidental and hardly comes into play as it's not usually called upon. Sad but true.