Doesn’t the US have a constitutional amendment for this (maybe even the first one)?

I’d think the “originalists” would be all for this.

Sigh. I wish this wasn’t true.

And let’s not forget what is essentially Internet censorship.

I can’t argue, but there are benefits.

If you need something running 24/7 then on-prem may work out cheaper for you. Keep in mind you need a team of server monkeys to keep that running, and your company’s security certifications will come nowhere near that of a major cloud provider.

Cloud is good for elastic workloads. And you can save money that way if you’re set up for it. A simple lift and shift will always be more expensive. But doing things like moving build tasks to spot instances and auto scaling capacity in peak periods is a huge win. No need to over provision your DC and no need to upgrade your hardware – generally AWS releases new products at roughly the same price as old but with increased performance. You get upgrades “for free”* with no capex.

Again I’m not saying that your circumstance means that cloud isn’t more expensive. But there are medium term benefits.

AWS refused to offer hybrid as an option for years. They’ve changed their tune in the past 5 or so. No reason not to take advantage and do what mix makes sense for you.

I’m legitimately curious to understand more (not challenging your assertions). They offer hosted Jira/Confluence and probably other stuff no-one cares about.

What’s the problem with adoption?