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What business plan seemed so dumb to you but actually worked out? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago by TehBamski@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] python@programming.dev 32 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The software company I work for is killing all legacy on-prem software in 2025 and replacing it with a modular AWS based system of single-page websites. Many customers are old-school and hesitant about anything cloud-related, but it worked out beautifully so far. The shutdown hasn't happened yet tho, so we'll see how many lawsuits roll in when it does lol

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Hey, as the saying goes, nobody was ever fired for running up an astronomical AWS bill.

[–] sunbeam60@lemmy.one 16 points 2 months ago

I’ve seen the exact opposite happen a couple of times: “How the fuck did you not realise you were spending 70 grand in a month?!”