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Re:GCP releases Spot VMs, the next generation of Pre-emptibl... by jpdb on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @08:34AM (#28851322)
Spot is excess capacity. If there's zero excess capacity, that means there's (probably) also no on-demand capacity as well.
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Re:GCP releases Spot VMs, the next generation of Pre-emptibl... by remram on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @11:35AM (#28853504)
If you are not being given any excess capacity, that doesn't mean there is no excess capacity. You are just not one of the lucky few, whose numbers are shrinking.
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