Testing Huge PostgreSQL Backups for 37 Cents a Day

Don&#x27;t you need a sleep after mail to make sure it is sent before the shutdown kills network? Feels race conditiony<p>Nit 2: I would add some select counts or similar to ensure a few big tables are there. Would maybe include the counts in the email.

<i>Critically, no matter what your bid is, you never pay more than the spot price which is “The current market price of a Spot instance per hour.” With this in mind you don’t have to guess what to bid and since your bid matches the on-demand price, your instance will never be terminated early due to the price exceeding your bid.</i><p>This isn&#x27;t accurate, the spot price can absolutely be higher than on demand pricing and isn&#x27;t a reliable method to prevent your instance from being terminated.