[ncc-services-wg] New on RIPE Labs: RIPE NCC and the Cloud - Let’s Start Again

Dear Felipe,

On 25/06/2021 11.43, Felipe Victolla Silveira wrote:
> 
> Here is what we’re hearing (in no particular order):
> 
> - Requests for more clarity about the "why"
> - Risk that relevant technical skills may be lost internally
> - Concerns related to security (e.g. cloud providers may present more of 
> a target for state-sponsored actors)
> - Some privacy aspects might be overlooked (e.g. while services like the 
> RIPE Database are public, metadata or log files could be a concern)
> - Compliance: make sure the RIPE NCC doesn't violate any regulations
> - The discussion should focus on requirements rather than 
> implementation... on the other hand, you're going to get solutioneering 
> whether you like it or not - accept it!
>

Thank you for this summary. I think it covers most of it, but several 
folks have mentioned avoiding vendor lock-in. I think that is a 
reasonable requirement.

Now for the solutioneering! 😆

I believe the best approach to avoiding lock-in includes actively using 
multiple vendors all the time, although not necessarily with the same 
amount of resources. Such an approach will automatically ensure that any 
proprietary functionality at any one cloud provider has equivalent 
functionality at other providers used. It will also ensure that failures 
at one cloud provider can be addressed by scaling up resources as needed 
at the other providers, rather than by invoking a failover or other 
emergency measures.

Cheers,

--
Shane
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