Comment by cies
9 months ago
I think these days it's more: were do we find the grey old unix guy who confidently will host your db for you on bare metal.
9 months ago
I think these days it's more: were do we find the grey old unix guy who confidently will host your db for you on bare metal.
Which these days seems to mean a 35+ year old who has ever worked on anything other than a big-three cloud.
I’m a mid-30-something who has worked in all three as well as several of the “alt cloud” providers. Typically identified as Linode, DigitalOcean, Hetzner, sometimes Rackspace. I’ve used all of those and more.
Bare metal is absolutely where it’s at for base infrastructure and bang-for-you-buck.
People call me a graybeard for such things, but it’s never been said derisively or sarcastically to my face. Usually it’s asking for advice.
I took a “traditional” path here. I started when “the cloud” was just the fluffy white cloud that said “Internet” or “Other Networks” at the top of the diagram.