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nexus_pay_prod.duckdb · Node 03: FinOps Compute Runaway
GATEKEEPER ONLINE (24ms)
solution_query.sqlDUCKDB WASM COMPILED

WITH aggregated_usage AS (

SELECT

tenant_id,

DATE_TRUNC('day', timestamp) AS compute_day,

SUM(bytes_scanned) / 1e12 AS tb_scanned,

SUM(compute_cost_usd) AS total_cost

FROM snowflake_telemetry.warehouse_logs

WHERE timestamp >= NOW() - INTERVAL '30 days'

GROUP BY 1, 2

)

SELECT * FROM aggregated_usage

WHERE total_cost > 10000

ORDER BY total_cost DESC;

✓ 1,420 rows returned in 12msAuto-saved to local state
Multi-Agent Arbiter ReviewSCORE: 92/100 · APPROVED

Linley Hoang (Engineering Manager):

“Excellent partitioning approach by day. The SCQA problem framing clearly communicated why the runaway queries originated in warehouse tier 4.”

Isabella Garcia (Security Officer):

“Audited query against GDPR/NDPA rules. Zero customer PII was exposed in the unnested diagnostic logs. Passed.”

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