GCP will literally shut off your servers, with email support only, and f*ck you. Happened to me right after I'd done a multi-million job for Nike the weekend before. No recourse, nothing. Just "we think this is fraud so we're shutting you down, here's a noreply email to contact us".

I wouldn't consider using GCP for anything I cared about. AWFUL customer service.

Don’t put production account on cc

Edit: also gcp is just one example. DO has virtually same price tag

They also offer discount pricing for long term contracts and etc. But depends on your use case among other things on whether a long term commitment makes sense.

Well so do every other cloud vendor ;) - committed use discount on gcp is 30%

Depends of course peoples needs for cloud. Some people need the power of bare metal and that's why most cloud providers are moving to making that an option.

Probably mostly for marketing purposes (just to say they have it). Kvm/nitro penalty is within single percentage points these days so 99% of folks out there won’t even know the difference.

But generally that 1 percent probably spends a heck of alot of money and pay the people to recognize the difference I'm sure.