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		late2part on Feb 3, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Snap commits $2B over 5 years for Google Cloud inf... Maybe. I agree with your sentiment, but a lot of investors say "cloud" - ooh good, I like Google, so Google Cloud must be good, buy Snap Stock!!!

burntrelish1273 on Feb 3, 2017 [–]

Ideally, a company should use a hybrid of cloud and on-prem as a p&l dial to adjust risk and agility.

EDIT: for super scrappy startups playing with on-prem with lab-like reliability, https://unixsurplus.com/ is awesome.

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