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by oblio 563 days ago
Once upon a time there were (and still are) mainframes (and SAP is similar in this respect). These insular systems came with their own tools, their own ecosystem, their own terminology, their own certifications, etc. And you could rent compute & co on them.

If you think of clouds as being cross continent mainframes, a lot more things make a more sense.

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"distributed mainframes".
or "internet OS with bundled hardware"