A quiet CPU shortage is hitting cloud users as hyperscalers shrug, devs report
mgill25 · x · 2026-09-10
Gergely Orosz flags a rarely-discussed trend: a CPU shortage affecting mid-sized and larger companies, making it harder to reserve desired CPU instance types on cloud providers. Respondents say the shortage is severe, worse in some regions and instance types, and hyperscalers are offering little help.
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