Google Professional Cloud Architect Study Guide

Chapter 8. Design for Cost Optimization: Saving Money While Getting Things Done

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Not too far from me, over in Biloxi, MS, there are a bunch of casinos down on the beach . More than one of them has these big, all-you-can-eat buffets. You know how buffets are, you walk in, eyes wide at the endless possibilities, and before you know it, you’ve loaded your plate with more than you could possibly consume. Then, when you’ve done all the damage you can, you have that “Oh God, I ate too much” feeling.

Working in Google Cloud can frequently end up like those buffets. Your manager gives you unfettered access to the fantastic set of resources that is Google Cloud and eyes wide, you start building systems using all this unimaginably cool tech. Before you know it, you’re solving problems that you didn’t even know existed with products a few days ago you couldn’t have even imagined.

Then comes the bill at the end of the month. Instead of, “Oh ...