This quote is gold:

The cloud requires expertise in company-specific APIs and billing systems. A data center requires knowledge of Watts, bits, and FLOPs. I know which one I rather think about.

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rudolph9 5 hours ago | parent [-]

> Having your own data center is cool

This company sounds more like a hobby interest than a business focused on solving genuine problems.

	▲	BirAdam an hour ago \| parent [-]
		To me it sounds more like a return to vertical integration. This is becoming increasingly common as far as I can tell. There are benefits either direction, and I think that each company needs to evaluate the pros and cons themselves. Emotional pros/cons are something companies need to evaluate as employee morale can make or break a company. If the company is super technical in culture and they gain something intangible that is boosting the bottom line, having a datacenter as a "cool" factor is probably worth it.