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Preemptible Instances

CCC.VM.CP06

Providing the option for using preemptible virtual machine (spot) instances at a lower cost for non-critical or fault-tolerant workloads that may be terminated by the cloud provider after a notice period.

Related Threats

IDTitleDescription
CCC.VM.TH07Resource Starvation Through Preemptible (spot) VM TerminationWorkloads running on preemptible (spot) instances may experience unexpected termination by the cloud provider with minimal notice. This can result in workload instability, leading to service degradation or denial-of-service if critical processes are scheduled on such VMs, potentially impacting system reliability and availability.