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Google Cloud Platform: PREEMPTIBLE VIRTUAL MACHINES
Short Lived, Low Cost VMs Preemptible VMs are highly affordable, short-lived compute instances suitable for batch jobs and fault-tolerant workloads. Preemptible VMs offer the same machine types and options as regular compute instances and last for up to 24 hours. If...
What are my cheapest options for VMs on AWS, Azure and GCP?
AWS t2.nano or t3.nano (1 vCPU, 0.5 MB RAM) - $27/year Important Consideration t2 and t3 unlimited - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/burstable-performance-instances-unlimited-mode.html Azure B1s (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM) - $71/year - cheapest Reserved VM...
These Are the Highest-Paying Jobs in the U.S. Right Now
For the fourth consecutive year, the technology sector boasted the highest-paying jobs in the U.S., according to an annual report from Glassdoor. Thirteen of the 25 highest-paying jobs this year were in tech, up from 11 in 2017, according to the report, which was...
AWS Systems Manager Session Manager for Shell Access to EC2 Instances
It is a very interesting time to be a corporate IT administrator. On the one hand, developers are talking about (and implementing) an idyllic future where infrastructure as code, and treating servers and other resources as cattle. On the other hand, legacy systems...
Azure for Students Starter FAQ
What is Azure for Students Starter? Azure for Students Starter gets you started with the Azure products you need to develop in the cloud at no cost to you*. This benefit provides you access to a free tier of the following services: Azure App Services—A fully-managed...
Amazon is no longer a Seattle company. Here’s what that will mean for future workers and its second headquarters
BOSTON – Amazon isn't just a Seattle company anymore, and a visit to its offices in this university city explains why. Here, in an old Necco wafer candy factory in the formerly industrial neighborhood of Fort Point, Rohit Prasad oversees 1,200 workers developing...