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Re:BigQuery prices increasing by more than 100% for many users by weego on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:34AM (#35388669)
I could never understand how to go about guesstimating what snowflake would cost, their pricing abstraction feels like lunacy as an outsider.
Re:BigQuery prices increasing by more than 100% for many users by bhouston on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:38AM (#35388736)
That is because they figure out what you will pay and that is what they charge. It is completely disconnected from the costs involved.
Re:BigQuery prices increasing by more than 100% for many users by disgruntledphd2 on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:37AM (#35388719)
They're the Oracle of cloud databases.

Great product, pricing models are pretty insane.

And despite the pricing, they're still losing money!