[rigelbm]

Isn't there a wide ecosystem of options between "I have to physically go to DC to configure new server" and "Storing everything in EvilCorp Public Cloud"? There are several hosting providers out there that offer anything from bare metal servers, to VPS, to OpenStack, to Kubernetes and beyond. Going into a DC physically to configure a new server sounds like the hardest option possible short of them managing the DC themselves.

I don't feel like the author gives enough rationale for the choices made. Making the decision so binary (Hard Way vs EvilCorp), it becomes easier to justify "Hard Way". I think if author accepts that there could be other options, maybe that will help with the problem stated.

[andrewjl]

> Isn't there a wide ecosystem of options between "I have to physically go to DC to configure new server" and "Storing everything in EvilCorp Public Cloud"? There are several hosting providers out there that offer anything from bare metal servers, to VPS, to OpenStack, to Kubernetes and beyond. Going into a DC physically to configure a new server sounds like the hardest option possible short of them managing the DC themselves.

Equinix Bare Metal Cloud[1] is an example of something in-between those two options. Not affiliated, just interested in the space.

[1] https://deploy.equinix.com/metal/