> The Math stops working when you grow to a certain point.
That point is different for every business. For most of them it depends on how big cloud is in your COGS (cost of goods sold) which affects gross margins, which in turn is one of the most meaningful measures of company financial health. Depending on the nature of your business and the amount of revenue you collect in sales, many companies will never reach the point where there's measurable payback from repatriating. Others may reach that point, but it's a lower priority than other things like opening up new markets.
Many commenters seem to hold very doctrinaire opinions on this topic, when it's mostly basic P&L math.
That point is different for every business. For most of them it depends on how big cloud is in your COGS (cost of goods sold) which affects gross margins, which in turn is one of the most meaningful measures of company financial health. Depending on the nature of your business and the amount of revenue you collect in sales, many companies will never reach the point where there's measurable payback from repatriating. Others may reach that point, but it's a lower priority than other things like opening up new markets.
Many commenters seem to hold very doctrinaire opinions on this topic, when it's mostly basic P&L math.