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Maximize Apache Spark availability with flexible VMs

The surge in AI development has created unprecedented demand for compute capacity around the globe. This can have negative implications for data processing and pipelines with Apache Spark. Whether you are managing your own Spark infrastructure or using a managed service, you can face availability constraints. However, a significant advantage of using Google’s Managed Service for Apache Spark is the availability of flexible VMs, which provide a targeted mechanism to adopt a dynamic, resource-agnostic philosophy and ensure your pipelines remain operational, even during regional or zonal capacity stockouts.

Understanding capacity stockouts

Capacity stockouts occur when demand for a specific machine family (such as N2 or N2D) exceeds available capacity in a target zone or region. For time-sensitive analytics pipelines, rigid single-VM requirements transform standard provisioning into a single point of failure which can result in cluster creation delays, failed executions, and potentially compromised business SLAs.

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