The Many Ways of Launching AWS Spot Instances

Explore the intricacies of AWS spot instances in this 36-minute conference talk from DevConf.CZ 2023. Delve into Red Hat's Continuous Kernel Integration (CKI) project and its use of AWS spot instances for computing power. Learn about the challenges faced by the CKI project in late 2022 due to unstable infrastructure and spot instance availability issues. Gain insights into the investigation process and solutions implemented to address these problems. Discover the limitations of Hyperscaler Elastic Cloud services, various API calls for launching AWS spot instances, and best practices for implementation. Acquire a deeper understanding of spot instances and the benefits of updating code to utilize newer API calls. This talk by Michael Hofmann provides valuable knowledge for developers and IT professionals working with AWS spot instances and cloud infrastructure.