The cost of cloud
Hiring your own security guard is cheaper than paying an outsourcing firm.<p>Hiring your own janitor is cheaper than paying an outsourcing firm.<p>Building your own office is cheaper than renting one.<p>Doing your taxes with pen and paper is cheaper than paying turbo tax.<p>Making your own food is cheaper than eating out. Hiring a cook directly is cheaper than hiring sudexo.<p>I could keep going. But sometimes it’s not just cost. The biggest two values you get with AWS is 1) reducing time spent outside your business’s core competencies and 2) a vast ecosystem - 3rd party offerings, readily available devs, consulting services, and compliance services.<p>I’d add that for those having compliance needs. It’s not always as simple as rack and stacking infra. You have to use services that meet the compliance auditors needs.