[jrockway]

I look in the mirror and confidently say I don't know how to run a database. Was the grandparent comment meant to be an insult?

[tshaddox]

It was clearly intended to dismiss managed databases altogether, so yes.

[Octabrain]

I didn't interpreted as such but as an oversimplification and a sign of lack of operations experience as I stated at the beginning of my comment.

[robertlagrant]

I don't think it's an insult. I don't know how to run a database; I want a managed service.