This post alleging extortion from CloudFlare is plausible/cautionary. Market monopolies/tech mono-cultures suck so it’s tempting to just be outraged at CF.
However, we allow this when we cede control to third parties (not just cloud) without mitigation plans, by NOT:
- using open standards/formats
- separating concerns
- staffing expertise in-house/independent long-term partners
- balancing risk with cost
Let’s have that bigger talk!
Note: Originally posted on Mastodon, any conversation will be there.