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0 pointsbenterix6mo ago0 comments

> No one is forced to buy this stuff.

Actually, many companies are de facto forced to do that, for various reasons.

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How so?

Certification, for one. Governments will mandate 'x, y and/or z' and only the big providers are able to deliver.

That is not the same as mandating AWS, it just means certain levels of redundancy. There are no requirements to be in the cloud.

Security/compliance theater for one

That's not a company being forced to, though?

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How so?

Certification, for one. Governments will mandate 'x, y and/or z' and only the big providers are able to deliver.

That is not the same as mandating AWS, it just means certain levels of redundancy. There are no requirements to be in the cloud.

Security/compliance theater for one

That's not a company being forced to, though?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse