This problem turned up in recent HN discussion. [0]
Turns out it's possible to get billing alarms from AWS, but it's not something they make terribly easy. I don't know if it's possible to configure a kill-switch the same way.
My favourite AWS billing horror-story involves Glacier. Its pricing model used to be the stuff of nightmares, and caught plenty of people by surprise. [1]
Turns out it's possible to get billing alarms from AWS, but it's not something they make terribly easy. I don't know if it's possible to configure a kill-switch the same way.
My favourite AWS billing horror-story involves Glacier. Its pricing model used to be the stuff of nightmares, and caught plenty of people by surprise. [1]
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22412869
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10921365