Now that cloud computing has made the cost of things more visable. It is easier to see how much money is being wasted carrying around legacy spaghetti code.
Where once I.T. Managers prioritized the task of cleaning up inefficient code that works as “one day”. Now a cloud-compute-unit can be tied directly to cold-hard-cash. “Technical Debt” suddenly has an individual price sticker.
Subtree Cost = DTU’s = Money