Why even buy them at this point... just rent neocloud for $1-2... even at $2/hr, that's over a year of rental for $25k... by then you'd have made your money off the implementation.
Even at $3/hour (which is above the current market rate), that's roughly a year.
I genuinely appreciate your perspective, but as a smaller, lesser-known provider, I’d like to understand your concerns better.
Are you worried that I might misuse your data and compromise my entire business, by selling it to the highest bidder? Do you feel uncertain about the security of my systems? Or is it a belief that owning and managing the hardware yourself gives you greater control over security?
What kind of validation or reassurance would help address these concerns?
The main issue is a lot of smaller providers are clearly incentivized to get into the industry simply for the opportunity to eavesdrop into what other companies are doing. If you want to confuse or cloud this perceived motivation, also provide security services.