The Myth of "Cloud-Agnostic" Architecture for SMEs

What it usually leads to:

• Avoiding native cloud services
• Building extra abstraction layers
• Slower development and higher overhead

The intention is flexibility. The outcome is overhead.

In one environment, trying to remain cloud-agnostic meant supporting multiple platforms. This led to duplicate effort, reduced efficiency, and higher cost.

When the architecture was simplified to focus on one primary platform, teams moved faster and decisions became clearer.

Flexibility is valuable, but only when there is a real need for it.