> Cloud expands the capabilities of what one team can manage by themselves, enabling them to avoid a huge amount of internal politics.
It's related to the first part. Re: the second, IME if you let dev teams run wild with "managing their own infra," the org as a whole eventually pays for that when the dozen bespoke stacks all hit various bottlenecks, and no one actually understands how they work, or how to troubleshoot them.
I keep being told that "reducing friction" and "increasing velocity" are good things; I vehemently disagree. It might be good for short-term profits, but it is poison for long-term success.
> I keep being told that "reducing friction" and "increasing velocity" are good things
As always, good rules are good, and bad rules are bad.
Like most people on the internet, you are assuming only one of those sets exist. But you are just assuming a different set from everybody that you are criticizing.
It's related to the first part. Re: the second, IME if you let dev teams run wild with "managing their own infra," the org as a whole eventually pays for that when the dozen bespoke stacks all hit various bottlenecks, and no one actually understands how they work, or how to troubleshoot them.
I keep being told that "reducing friction" and "increasing velocity" are good things; I vehemently disagree. It might be good for short-term profits, but it is poison for long-term success.