Year: 2014

@RFFlores you are generalizing a very specific comment about the OpenStack market in 2014.

@bgracely which is why my former team includes analysts coming from vendors, big enterprises, and consulting firms. Some experience, I guess

@bgracely Don’t forget that analysis come from hundreds of interactions with clients sharing their experience, translating into marketshare

@RFFlores not same conditions discussed here. You’re talking about a bigger vendor promising something that didn’t have to counter a startup

@RFFlores that was a unique situation, not what we are talking right now. In normal circumstances the cost of replacement must be considered

@RFFlores @andimann Did the assessment include the cost of replacing the product (customization, integration, etc.) in case of failure?

@RFFlores @cloudpundit Conversely, we are all used to the sentence “Vendor X is where good/promising technologies go to die”.

@cloud_opinion also remember that startups are VC funded, and most of them push for a quick exit.

@cloud_opinion And you think that is as likely as the unfavorable acquisition of a startup? In the cloud market? In 2014? Really?

@RFFlores can’t name names, but I saw orgs building mission critical clouds on startups that self-destructed. Clients lost millions.