&gt; This is exactly what is broken with our current software business models. On-prem software is expensive to deploy and manage but gives users control of their data. SaaS software is cheap to deploy and manage but takes control of the user&#x27;s data. We must find middle ground between the two models. A solution that takes the best of both on-prem software and cloud based SaaS services may be that middle ground, but it&#x27;s going to require a globally federated cloud.<p>I think something like remoteStorage can address this need.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;remotestorage.io&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;remotestorage.io&#x2F;</a><p>It&#x27;s a federated, open storage protocol that has multiple server implementations that anyone can host. I think it has the potential to enable a new model for SaaS software where users, rather than service providers, own the data.