Patent ID: 11886932
Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 5:
6. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
allocating a cluster of first compute instances to perform a task;
determining, based in part on a notification received, that at least a subset of the first compute instances will be unable to perform at least a portion of the task, the notification received in a state machine comprising memory to store state information related to the first compute instances and comprising at least one processor to monitor the state information;
enabling, by the state machine, a determination that additional resource capacity will be required to perform the task with at least a minimum level of performance; and
allocating one or more second compute instances to provide the additional resource capacity, the one or more second compute instances capable of being of a different instance type or instance category relative to that of the first compute instances, the one or more second compute instances corresponding to reclaimable capacity or interruptible capacity.