You know - there's a lot of truth in that. Getting a SQL Server up and running on a hosted VM (Azure, AWS, etc) is a lot easier and more cost effective than it used to be. You still want someone who knows how to design databases and write good code, but the admin part on those hosted services is definitely getting more cost effective. Of course, the sysadmins at the hosting companies need to be really good or have excellent skills to get things running and keep them running, but it makes for a more cost-effective startup now.