We do have some solutions, if it’s meant to be run as a SaaS or it’s got a major supplier doing updates and support, then we can use whatever.
The problem comes when we want to contribute or run things ourselves, in which case I’m not sure stuff like avro would help us, because we genuinely can’t keep X server technology secure or even updated with our available resources. I mean, I’m sure our Azure and ADFS technician could learn how to operate a JBOSS server on red hat, but he doesn’t have the time to do that and do his regular job. He might not even be interested in doing it, being one of the most talented Microsoft technicians I’ve ever met, he might simply move to a place that let him work with what he enjoys. Those aren’t great engineering arguments for not running JBOSS, I know, but that doesn’t mean it’s not part of managing an IT team.
The problem comes when we want to contribute or run things ourselves, in which case I’m not sure stuff like avro would help us, because we genuinely can’t keep X server technology secure or even updated with our available resources. I mean, I’m sure our Azure and ADFS technician could learn how to operate a JBOSS server on red hat, but he doesn’t have the time to do that and do his regular job. He might not even be interested in doing it, being one of the most talented Microsoft technicians I’ve ever met, he might simply move to a place that let him work with what he enjoys. Those aren’t great engineering arguments for not running JBOSS, I know, but that doesn’t mean it’s not part of managing an IT team.