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billing transparency is very important. in the past, i had a case like this: dev accidentally enable backup policy for test database with no retention. finops
by tuananh 3y ago
billing transparency is very important.
in the past, i had a case like this: dev accidentally enable backup policy for test database with no retention. finops think that db backup is important and ignore it. dev has no access to billing and have no idea what's creeping up the bill
- joshstrange 3y agoExactly, sometimes it's not clear at all what something will cost (and/or if the costs will go up). I'm happy to glance at the monthly costs here and there and if I see a jump I can dive in and see where it's coming from. We all make silly mistakes, like leaving logs on infinite retention in CloudWatch, and that's something I can easily fix/address but only if I have the info. I've asked, off-hand, a couple times for billing access but nothing has come of it. I don't want to seem pushy but also it feels like data I need to perform my job to the best of my ability (especially at a small company). I don't think it comes from a place of "We don't want to give Josh access" or secrecy as much as it not being a priority but I need to bring it up again.