Tailscale raises $100M

" What if we all just had a static IP address, and a DNS name? …and the address migrated around the world with you? …and you could connect to any of your devices no matter where they were? …and it was always encrypted? …and there was always a correctly configured firewall? …and you never had to worry about certificates? …and every device in your organization was tied to a user identity and SSO and MFA? …and all this just happened automatically? "

So why do people care about that?

Those all seem like positive things but they are in and of themselves, not value creating.

From this article and even their landing page ... I think they might need an explanation that makes more sense than IT/Networking Admin.

Even as a developer, I don't quite see the obvious benefit.

Instead of taking about 'what if you could have this tech that does ABC' - instead, talk about it in terms of problems 'what if you didn't have this problem or that one'. etc..

Have you ever tried running a server or sshing to things that weren’t in a cloud provider? Have you ever run something you want access over the internet without wanting that thing on the open internet getting attacked? Tailscale provides a solution to the problems you run into in those situations. It gives you a way to access (or selectively give specific people access to) these devices from anywhere on the internet while still having those assets behind a firewall.