I should clarify, the cost was coming from computers that engineers used to write queries against our database - the 2KB CSV was just how we managed their permi

I should clarify, the cost was coming from computers that engineers used to write queries against our database - the 2KB CSV was just how we managed their permissions, and the cost of that was negligible. The immense cost was coming from someone writing a query that translates to "I need one row of data" and then we get billed like $10-20 in idling compute. With multiple computers and several full-time SQL modellers, it adds up very, very quickly. As the guy that just has to keep Snowflake running smoothly and isn't paying for it, it's a really nice product. I would still prefer something else on principle because it isn't open source, but eh, I guess it reduces my stress at work.