How we spent $30k in Firebase in less than 72 hours

Re:How we spent $30k in Firebase in less than 72 hours by tgsovlerkhgsel on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @11:11PM (#17669002)

That's the thing though: If you're a big company, your site being down is much scarier than a 100x bill.

When you're an individual, the potential for a $10k bill is much scarier than your hobby project going down.

When you're a small org/startup, the potential for a $75k bill is probably still scarier than your site going down.

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Re:How we spent $30k in Firebase in less than 72 hours by heavenlyblue on Saturday August 04, 2018 @04:59PM (#17688405)

Well, then the issue with the Amazon Lambda is not that of it's ability to scale, but that of it's default not to limit your spending.

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