Why I think SPLA will not go away:

1. Service Providers can differentiate.  You are independent from the publisher and have unique set of offerings.  The hybrid cloud, dedicated cloud, local support are all compelling to the end user.
2. Warren Buffett – “Price is what you pay…value is what you get.”  There’s a lot of truth in that when it comes to the hosting world. Other large providers and vendors may cut pricing, but is the price really worth it?
3. You own your datacenter and no one can take that away.
4. SPLA licensing rules are complex.  What’s even more complex is CSP.
5. SPLA is a great revenue stream for the channel.  The hosting provider, Azure, and AWS all win.
6. The world needs more SPLA.  Don’t hate the SPLA Man.

Thanks for reading,

SPLA Man