The point of this discussion is clear: complexity adds extra ops work, so the gains obtained from additional complexity need to compensate for that extra work.
Detailed config management has a learning curve and pays off only from a certain fleet size on.
Dedicated hardware pay off at a larger scale.
Complex cloud native arrangements pay off when... [left as an exercise for the reader].
The point of this discussion is clear: complexity adds extra ops work, so the gains obtained from additional complexity need to compensate for that extra work.
Detailed config management has a learning curve and pays off only from a certain fleet size on.
Dedicated hardware pay off at a larger scale.
Complex cloud native arrangements pay off when... [left as an exercise for the reader].