https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/12/16/devops_lessons_from_the_suite_past/ > Sponsored DevOps has never been more important, but the dominance of a few public cloud platforms and code repositories have posed developers with a choice. Is it better to adopt a single-vendor DevOps toolset in the hope of better integration, or to choose best-of-breed tools from multiple vendors? > There are compelling reasons to take the latter approach, not only because of the excellence of specialist tools, but also to avoid the risk of lock-in to a specific platform. History tells us that lock-in, where it succeeds, results in higher prices and reduced innovation. Companies that create an effective lock-in tend to keep prices high and licensing complex and expensive, knowing that their customers have no easy way to move elsewhere.