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Spare cloud capacity sold at a large discount, often 60 to 90% off on-demand, that the provider can reclaim at short notice (about two minutes on AWS). It suits work that can be interrupted and restarted, such as batch jobs and stateless services. Why it matters: It offers deep savings, but only for workloads built to survive interruption.
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