AWS pushed the wishful thinking internal calculator to production.
AWS: Inaccurate Estimated Billing Data – $1.7 billion
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Re: AWS: Inaccurate Estimated Billing Data – $1.7 billion
#72Probably the safest bet is to pay your bill in full to stay in good standing and then get refunded the difference when they revise it down.
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#73I'm disappointed I only got a bill for $28M, need to work harder on burning money. Seriously though I thought my life flashed before me
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#74My estimate was only $21M (vs ~$0.01 average bill). Wish I had checked status sooner and saved myself the panic!
My process went: verify email is not phishing (it was), login to console and check dashboard (same amount), attempt to understand cost (cost management kept contradicting itself), try to log support ticket and only on that part did I notice the status notification. At least I can breathe again now!
Re: AWS: Inaccurate Estimated Billing Data – $1.7 billion
#75You didn't have savings opportunities enabled
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#76same here, I am still in shock. took me 10 minutes to find the 'operational issue' message in the dashboard. longest 10 minutes of my life.
Can you not set spending limits in AWS?
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#77They have to pay for that AI Capex buildout somehow
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#78Probably the safest bet is to pay your bill in full to stay in good standing and then get refunded the difference when they revise it down.
With interest, of course.
Re: AWS: Inaccurate Estimated Billing Data – $1.7 billion
#79You didn't have savings opportunities enabled
Rookie error
Re: AWS: Inaccurate Estimated Billing Data – $1.7 billion
#80I'm disappointed I only got a bill for $28M, need to work harder on burning money. Seriously though I thought my life flashed before me
Yeah, small timers, I only got $4,4T. How will I finance this?