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happy-kitchen-89482
10/29/2023, 8:23 AMI've said it before and I'll say it again: never use t3 instances on AWS
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wide-midnight-78598
10/29/2023, 2:23 PMDo tell....
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happy-kitchen-89482
10/29/2023, 3:37 PMOnce you go over the CPU overdraft limit, the instance turns into jelly and your whole production environment falls over
happy-kitchen-89482
10/29/2023, 3:37 PMBUT THE INSTANCE STAYS UP
happy-kitchen-89482
10/29/2023, 3:38 PMand reports itself as healthy
happy-kitchen-89482
10/29/2023, 3:39 PMbasically you inevitably end up bursting too often
happy-kitchen-89482
10/29/2023, 3:39 PMJust go with an m5
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wide-midnight-78598
10/29/2023, 7:58 PMWhoaaa
wide-midnight-78598
10/29/2023, 7:59 PMThat's whack
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happy-kitchen-89482
10/30/2023, 10:12 AMThey are cheaper, which is why people use them I guess
happy-kitchen-89482
10/30/2023, 10:12 AMbut you are on borrowed time
happy-kitchen-89482
10/30/2023, 10:12 AMliterally
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cool-yacht-37128
10/30/2023, 9:25 PMThat was the default a while back. These days the burstable instances default to unlimited CPU burst. https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/burstable-performance-instances-unlimited-mode.html
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gorgeous-winter-99296
10/30/2023, 9:26 PMEvery time I hear about AWS I'm happy to only work with GCP... 😄
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cool-yacht-37128
10/30/2023, 9:28 PMLast I looked a few years back the performance of a burstable instance is equivalent to a non-burstable, and the burst charges make it cost essentially the same as the equivalent non-burstable. So for workloads that those instances are suitable, it's financially a no-brainer to use burstable instances with unlimited burst config
cool-yacht-37128
10/30/2023, 9:30 PMA lot of AWS problems are due to their philosophy of supporting all features since the initial release of a service (even APIs!). It's getting to the point of the Microsoft legacy support
cool-yacht-37128
10/30/2023, 9:33 PMMaybe by itself it's not a bad philosophy, but coupled with the drive to be first to release a new service results in some not particularly fully thought out features
cool-yacht-37128
10/30/2023, 9:33 PMGCP might have fewer services but they seem better planned
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gorgeous-winter-99296
10/30/2023, 9:33 PMHeh. Compared to the deathmarch of Google products I guess neither is optimal.
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cool-yacht-37128
10/30/2023, 9:42 PMGoogle free products definitely follow a throw-at-wall and see what can be monetized later, but GCP and Google Workplace have been stable. If anything, slow to innovate.