# 'The cloud' is not just servers. 'Going to the cloud' could also mean locking into a forever sub-contractor

DevFeed: ['The cloud' is not just servers. 'Going to the cloud' could also mean locking into a forever sub-contractor](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-cloud-is-not-just-servers-going-to-the-cloud-could-also-mean-locking-into-a-forever-sub-contractor-36265.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/beware-cloud-is-part-of-the-software/>)

Published: 2025-04-27T07:05:22Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [cloud-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud-infrastructure.md>), [Developer skills](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-skills.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cloud-services](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud-services.md>), [developer-skills](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-skills.md>), [providers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/providers.md>), [third-party](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/third-party.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that "going to the cloud" can mean more than renting interchangeable servers or databases. Building operations around proprietary cloud services may create deep provider dependence, reduce portability, and erode the skills needed to migrate. It presents faster development and potentially improved safety as benefits, while urging organizations to distinguish these models before committing.

## Source excerpt

The very brief version: "going to the cloud" can mean renting services/servers that you could get from anywhere. There's little lock-in. The same four words "going to the cloud" might also mean locking your operations to a specific cloud provider, whose proprietary services will now be part of your business processes "forever". Be specific which variant of cloud you are signing off on! I'm mostly out of the office but this post was already in the pipeline and I thought it might be useful to get it out.