Comment by d_burfoot
19 hours ago
I'm not sure if this is the direction the OP is going, but I would love to see a world where local small-time investors can get a bank loan, rent a facility, set up a bunch of computers, and run open-source cloud software on them that provides 95% of the features that most businesses need.
Running a cloud data center could be a business like operating a self-storage facility or a car wash. Small investors love this kind of operation.
This brings back painful yesteryear memories when consultants would push Microsoft Small Business Server for an on-prem all in one IT solution and charge extra to move to the cloud(colocation). A Linux-based alternative appeared named Clark Connect.
These are called co-los (co-location facilities). Probably any medium to large city has a few.