Comments by "Brent Jacobs" (@br3nto) on "Uber Writes A Data Store To Save 6 Million" video.

In a large company it completely makes sense to build your own… especially if the cost is ultimately cheaper to build and maintain, and reliability is ensured.
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@HarpreetSingh-xg2zm probably because non-software educated people are in the management hierarchy making the decisions. Software costs and maintenance are no different to running a lab or a factory… known ongoing costs… fall short of covering the costs or not keeping up maintenance, then the lab/factory will fail, same with software. It’s actually a pretty simple concept. And simple cost benefit analysis. Do we outsource or do we do it internally? It shouldn’t matter that it’s “more complex” because as long as you can hire the right people and the cost is lower than outsourcing, then you’re more profitable.
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