Company
Date Published
Author
Ali Khajeh-Hosseini
Word count
907
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Infracost has introduced new features in its latest release, enhancing the tool's capability to manage cloud costs effectively. The update includes Infracost Guardrails, which now allow users to approve and unblock pull requests that exceed budget thresholds, with notifications available through email, Slack, or Microsoft Teams. Dynamic configuration files have been introduced, simplifying the management of repositories with multiple Terraform projects by automatically generating config files using a new template syntax. This feature reduces the manual workload associated with maintaining hardcoded config files, particularly in large enterprises. Infracost has expanded its coverage to over 1,000 Terraform resources, including new support for AWS Spot instances and various Azure resources. Users can now set pull request statuses in GitLab and Azure Repos, providing visibility into changes impacting cloud bills and aiding in setting up regular reports. Additionally, the tool now offers a history view of pull request costs, beneficial for tracking changes when guardrails are triggered. Community contributions and educational resources have also been highlighted, showcasing the collaborative effort to enhance understanding and application of Infracost in cloud cost management.