On: Introducing Preemptible VMs

[TallGuyShort]

It isn't fundamentally different from EC2 spot instances.

[raverbashing → TallGuyShort]

Beyond the fixed price, no?

Also, do you get the 30s grace period on spot instance shutdown?

[hillsarealiv3 → raverbashing]

EC2 spot gives you 2 minutes, maybe even enough time to launch a replacement.

[acdha → raverbashing]

As of January, yes:

https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/new-ec2-spot-instance-termi...

[TallGuyShort → raverbashing]

Right, but the idea of getting kicked out once someone's willing to pay more is not a new one.

[jread → raverbashing]

And 24 hour run limit