Re:Netlify just sent me a $104K bill for a simple static site
by typon on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @10:08AM
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The infantilization of the user is common in tech now. For good reasons? Maybe. But it is common.
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Re:Netlify just sent me a $104K bill for a simple static site
by pierat on Tuesday February 27, 2024 @01:12PM
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The site user/admin saying "If this spend goes over $100, shut shit down" is called being a fiscally responsible adult.
The fact that most cloud operators don't have actual hard cutoffs to maintain financial responsibility is intentional. Azure does, but only for specific account types. If it's PAYG, you can't do it. The end result is if you do something "weird", or someone DDoS's you, you're liable.
With a hard limit, a DDoS just takes your site offline.