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Are you trying to solve the problems caused by an insufficiently sized ops group? The other posts in this sub-thread imply devs are going to make a destructive mess of your whole system architecture, but I find myself blocked on more mundane things like being unable to fix deployments or builds, or toy around with a new Amazon service in dev because every new service requires new IAM roles and guess who exclusively owns that ability?

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If I read it right what you mean than probably we are on the same side. Yes, the problem you described is the exact problem I am trying to prevent in every organization that I join and I actively call out outdated development/managing practices and shame them/blame them.

People who propose that managing their precious infrastructure cannot be bestowed on those inferior developers are the real hindrance to any business which want to go forward fast. They simply don't realize that the lack of decentralization of project management and lack of empowering teams creates a terrible communication overhead and grotesque, half baked solutions.

grotesque, half baked workarounds are among the most long-term damaging things I've seen, yea. nobody understands them, so they limp along until they take other things down with them.

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