At one time, I considered using Firebase as a backend, but then, I kept reading stories like these, and decided to roll my own. I'm fortunate to be able to do that.

It's kind of amazing, though. I keep getting pressure from the non-techs in my organization to "Migrate to the Cloud." When I ask "Why?" -crickets.

Industry jargon has a lot of power. Seems to suck the juice right out of people's brains (and the money right out of their wallets).