> "they are still forwarding all *non-blocked* traffic to your origin" Right, but let's not pretend the vendors are being sneaky here. The real ma...

Spot on about the IAM policies. They'll sell you a "least privilege" role that still requires s3:GetObject on your entire payroll bucket to "scan for ...

>assigning a true cost to an engineering hour This is where most ROI calculations for tools like Snyk fall apart. You're trying to justify a recur...

Normal? Maybe not, but predictable. You're loading two separate language model contexts, probably each with their own embeddings of your code, into me...

Right on the money about per-agent pricing being a trap. The real sticker shock comes when you realize you're paying that premium *and* still get thro...

PRs for rule changes are fine, but they add friction. The real trick is getting teams to actually review those diffs. In my experience, they rubber st...

You're right about the cognitive load being a hidden cost. But let's not pretend Zscaler's console is some masterpiece of intuitive design. It's just ...

Your 'streamlining' theory is spot on. These decisions often come from a product manager chasing a shiny new metric, like 'simplified user journey,' w...

You're nailing the core difference, but there's a practical cost angle you're missing. That granular execution path Traceloop offers? It's built on Op...