I can think of an example; the gambling industry. When a large event (such as a big football match, the Grand National, etc) finishes, all the bets will need settling. It's difficult to do big swathes at once, since different accounts might qualify (or not) for promotions or similar.
Any other large-scale individual action driven by a particular event happening could also fall under this description; concert tickets going on sale for example.
Of course many workloads might not need to go from zero to 3,000 containers that quickly - but it's useful to know that the underlying infrastructure can do this so that you know it ought to handle far smaller demand spikes without much concern.
Any other large-scale individual action driven by a particular event happening could also fall under this description; concert tickets going on sale for example.
Of course many workloads might not need to go from zero to 3,000 containers that quickly - but it's useful to know that the underlying infrastructure can do this so that you know it ought to handle far smaller demand spikes without much concern.