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> It would be fairly simple for them to allow users to set up hard billing limits. former AWS SDE here I don't believe it would be "fairly simple" to build a
by riknos314 4y ago
> It would be fairly simple for them to allow users to set up hard billing limits.
former AWS SDE here
I don't believe it would be "fairly simple" to build a completely new off switch into 150+ services, likely with multiple integration points in each service. In addition, the mere existence of an off switch introduces new failure points, where failure directly turns into downtime.
The effort to implement this is far from trivial, removes resources from implementing other features that the really large accounts are asking for, and adds complexity with direct availability risks. It's not at all surprising they don't implement this.
- judge2020 4y agoIMO Google Cloud has the solution for this - access to APIs is off by default and you must enable API access before anything will work. Their portal is pretty good at estimating costs in the first place, so resources created there aren't much of an issue, but having to use the portal to enable programmatic access is a great way to avoid mistakes.
- pydry 4y agoStrictly speaking even the simplest features spanning all of the services wouldnt be simple. It's got 0 to do with why the feature doesnt exist though.