Episode 230: Azure Batch and Low Priority VMs

In this episode Thiago Almeida is joined by Mark Scurrell, Principal Program Manager in the Azure Compute group focusing on large scale compute workloads. We cover an update on Azure Batch and it's new Low-Priority VMs feature, including demos and customer scenarios. Links from the show: [01:13] - What is Azure Batch and common workloads[03:00] - Azure Batch workloads characteristics[06:56] - ffmpeg batch rendering demo[20:27] - Elasticity and maximizing utilization[22:30] - ffmpeg batch rendering demo (cont'd)[23:22] - Milliman nested stochastic cores utilization example[25:22] - Low-Priority VMs Overview [30:03] - Low-Priority VMs demo[35:00] - Options and auto-scaling with Low-Priority VMs[40:05] - Azure Batch Rendering Platform & futureBatch documentationAzure CLI – Batch template supportBatch low-priority VMs blogBatch low-priority VMs documentationRendering infoMaya plug-in for renderingLike Cloud Cover on Facebook! Follow @CloudCoverShowFollow @chrisrisnerFollow @nzthiago