@mangeurdenuage i'm not sure how that works out. rackspace is more expensive than staff+metal.

there are externalities to these calculations that might be at play though.

a recent essay i read talked about some finance firms have escaped being sabotaged with DIE policies because they keep their firm below some employment cutoffs. so long as they have <15-20 people they aren't subject to needing diversity hires.

assuming this was true, it would be an impetus for outsourcing as much as possible so your core team can remain staffed with competent people