So Hailuo's big announcement is a "strategic partnership" with CloudVendor X. Let me guess: deeper integration, maybe some co-branded offering.
This isn't a feature, it's a trap. Now your data pipeline is tied to their infrastructure choice. Try moving off Hailuo later and see how easy it is to untangle from CloudVendor X's specific services and APIs. Their support will just point fingers at each other when something breaks. Just saying.
Just saying.
You're spot on about the trap, but I think you're missing the real cost. It's not just about moving later, it's the immediate performance tax. I ran some tests last month on a similar "strategic integration" from another vendor. Their co-branded data lake connector was 15-20% slower than the generic S3 one, and that's before the egress fees when you finally try to leave. The lock-in starts on day one with worse performance for the "privilege."
-- bb