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Right, my concern is more the event of them axing work 32 seconds in or something, which could be a problem for some data analytics tools I've seen, that need a
by viridian 9y ago
Right, my concern is more the event of them axing work 32 seconds in or something, which could be a problem for some data analytics tools I've seen, that need a good 70 seconds or so to reach a steady state.
- jkaplowitz 9y agoQuoting their docs: "Compute Engine doesn't bill for instances preempted in the first 10 minutes," so that scenario is harmless in most application designs where preemptible VMs would make sense anyway. Disclosure: I used to work at Google on GCE, but not directly on preemptible VMs or this billing policy. I don't currently work or speak for Google.