I concur: it is a new trend and DigitalOcean or Backblaze are not the only one playing this game. I work for a start-up in this market. We also design our own hardware and software, all packaged under an IaaS offering: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;scaleway.com&#x2F;faq&#x2F;#-What-is-Scaleway" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;scaleway.com&#x2F;faq&#x2F;#-What-is-Scaleway</a>