That's smart. We are also a startup, currently on AWS. I need to talk to the board about the risks, especially since we are very conservative for a software company.
When we started (10 years ago), it seemed like a godsend. About 5 years in, I knew we were locked in, especially on the video stuff. Since then I’ve tried to architect a “middle layer” that would make it easier (but not seamless) to move if we needed to.
Yup, we’re a startup, and I have in our capital plan to build and control our own servers.
That's smart. We are also a startup, currently on AWS. I need to talk to the board about the risks, especially since we are very conservative for a software company.
DONT use managed services if you can help it. The vendor lock in is a killer.
When we started (10 years ago), it seemed like a godsend. About 5 years in, I knew we were locked in, especially on the video stuff. Since then I’ve tried to architect a “middle layer” that would make it easier (but not seamless) to move if we needed to.