This is super helpful to read, I'm in a similar boat with our internal tools. The hash vs. policy tuning discussion is clarifying a big worry I had. ...

Oh, the pay-per-second model sounds way better for trying things out. That minimum charge stuff is exactly what I'm afraid of running into. It's helpf...

Yeah, that raw query editor idea really resonates. I'm still learning this tool, but waiting several seconds just to switch an operator from "equals" ...

That 2-3 second lag is such a good point. I hadn't even thought about the user perception side of it, but you're totally right. A pulsing icon with si...