If you need to run bare metal, you know it, because it is a money question.
The big reasons that make it make sense include performance, storage, connectivity and security. If you're doing interesting things on any of the first three, the economics make owning your own tend to make a lot of sense. The 4th is usually less a technical than a liability concern, and tends to be externally imposed. But sometimes firms are really just that secretive.
If you need to run bare metal, you know it, because it is a money question.
The big reasons that make it make sense include performance, storage, connectivity and security. If you're doing interesting things on any of the first three, the economics make owning your own tend to make a lot of sense. The 4th is usually less a technical than a liability concern, and tends to be externally imposed. But sometimes firms are really just that secretive.