Economics

6 articles

· 2 min read

Lakehouse//RT got its own SKU before it got a GA date

Databricks' sub-second lakehouse warehouse is still in beta, but since October 10 it bills on its own SKU, with a 30 percent discount ending January 31.

#databricks#lakehouse#pricing#serving

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The warehouse pricing models, reviewed as designs

Per-credit, per-slot, per-TB and serverless per-second are not four prices for one thing. They are four incentive systems, and each one trains your team differently.

#pricing#warehouses#economics

· 1 min read

The real cost of switching BI tools

The license comparison is the cheapest part of the spreadsheet. Where BI migrations actually spend their budget, and the line items procurement never sees.

#bi#migration#economics

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Warehouse cost levers, ranked by yield

Most warehouse bills respond to four interventions. The ranking, the yields we have seen, and the lever everyone pulls first that matters least.

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