I agree that was an annoying issue. They've recently changed it though, such that it will retarget unfulfilled bids for spot instances in a different zone in or

I agree that was an annoying issue. They've recently changed it though, such that it will retarget unfulfilled bids for spot instances in a different zone in order to reach your desired capacity. Win! See: https://forums.aws.amazon.com/ann.jspa?annID=3647 https://forums.aws.amazon.com/ann.jspa?annID=3647