De-Clouding: A Tech Trend for the Future?

Opinion: Is “de-clouding” the future of tech? A recent article discussing 37signals’ decision to move their apps back to their own data center has sparked a debate in the tech industry. The article claims that the ops team at 37signals is bored and unsatisfied with any solution, and has tried deploying their apps in all possible environments. With their new “de-clouded” deployment, they have created a huge amount of complexity, which seems unnecessary for the simple Ruby CRUD apps they are running.