Abstract: Various systems, processes, and techniques may be used to allocate computer resources. In particular implementations, systems and processes for allocation of computer resources may include the ability to determine whether a request for allocation of computer resources has been received and determine a set of server computers able to fulfill requirements of the request. The systems and processes may also include the ability to identify one or more server computers in the set likely to successfully provide the computer resources and allocate the requested computer resources on an identified server computer.

Abstract: Techniques for providing remote access to application content are described herein. A virtual computing node may be leased to a first user requesting access to an application. On the virtual computing node, a virtualization process may spawn the application as a child process. In response to a second request, by the same user, to access an additional application, the virtual computing node may be identified. The virtualization process may spawn the second application as a child process in the process space of the first application. Data may be exchanged between the applications within the process space.

Abstract: A system for providing low-latency compute capacity is provided. The system may be configured to route incoming code execution requests based on user indications to use specific containers running on a plurality of virtual machine instances. The system may be configured to process a code execution request, identify, based on the user indication that a specific container previously used to handle a request of similar type is to be used for handling the code execution request, and cause the code execution request to be handled using the specific container.

Abstract: A quantum computing service includes connections to multiple quantum hardware providers that are configured to execute quantum circuits using quantum computers based on different quantum technologies. The quantum computing service enables a customer to define a quantum algorithm/circuit in an intermediate representation and select from any of a plurality of supported quantum computing technologies to be used to execute the quantum algorithm/quantum circuit.

Abstract: When launching a virtual machine on a network of server computers, a user has little ability to influence which server computer is used. The embodiments described herein allow a user to specify a parameter that can influence placement on a particular server meeting user-specified criteria. For example, the user can influence placement based on price, a manufacturer, a year that the infrastructure platform was manufactured, a chipset, a hardware card, a processor type, etc. An example API call can allow users to provide guidance on placement preference policy for selecting different generations and/or editions.

Abstract: A system for providing low latency computational capacity is provided. The system may be configured to maintain a pool of virtual machine instances, which may be assigned to users to service the requests associated with the users. The system may further be configured to receive a request to acquire compute capacity for executing a program code associated with a particular user, determine whether the pool of virtual machine instances includes a container that may be used to execute the program code therein, and cause the program code of the particular user to be executed in the container.

Abstract: A provider may receive a request to enable communications between applications running on network-computing platforms operated by different providers. A virtual machine image comprising instructions for a network connector appliance may be retrieved, transmitted, and installed on a virtual machine host in the third-party network. The virtual machine image may be selected based on its containing instructions needed to operate within the third-party network. When the instructions are executed, messages transmitted on the third-party network may be transmitted to an endpoint in the central network. Messages received at the endpoint may be forwarded to other network connector appliances.

Abstract: Systems and method for the management of virtual machine instances are provided. A network data transmission analysis system can use contextual information in the execution of virtual machine instances to isolate and migrate virtual machine instances onto physical computing devices. The contextual information may include information obtained in observing the execution of virtual machines instances, information obtained from requests submitted by users, such as system administrators. Still further, the network data transmission analysis system can also include information collection and retention for identified virtual machine instances.

Abstract: Various electronic resources, such as multi-tenant or cloud resources, can be pooled together for access by specified members associated with a given pool. For example, users with access to different resources can enable their resources to be pooled together for purposes such as reduced pricing and increased flexibility. In some instances, a user can pool resources configured for a particular purpose, such that the user can effectively lease out an entire environment. The users accessing the pool can pay for some or all portion of the cost of the resources during the period of usage.

Abstract: A service provider network includes functionality for allowing a customer to influence the placement of virtual machine instances on server computers by specifying a placement strategy. Placement strategies may be shared among customers of the service provider network, and the placement strategies and the publishers of the placement strategies might be rated. Vendor-agnostic placement strategies might also be utilized to identify a service provider network for executing a virtual machine instance. A placement strategy that includes dynamically evaluated parameters might also be utilized to modify virtual machine instances in a customer fleet on an ongoing basis.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for a service for managing quantum computing resources are disclosed. A task management service receives a description of a task specified by a client. From a pool of computing resources of a provider network, the service selects a quantum computing resource for implementation of the task. The quantum computing resource comprises a plurality of quantum bits. The service causes the quantum computing resource to run a quantum algorithm associated with the task. The service receives one or more results of the quantum algorithm from the quantum computing resource.

Abstract: Technology for auditing monitors is provided. In one example, a method may include identifying a virtualized computing system to be audited. The method may further include identifying existing monitors on the virtualized computing system for monitoring the virtualized computing system and collecting metrics. The existing monitors may be compared against defined monitors specified in a data store for the virtualized computing system to identify missing monitors absent from the virtualized computing system. The virtualized computing system having the missing monitors may be flagged.

Abstract: A computing resources service provider may provide customers with access to virtual computing resources to execute various applications on behalf of the customer. There may be occasional impairment to the virtual computing resources. These impairments may be detected in log information obtained by an impairment detection service. Furthermore, the impairment detection service may obtain additional information associated with the virtual computing resources. The log information and additional information may be correlated to determine one or more relevant factors in the impairments.

Abstract: A first virtualization control mode to be used for configuring one or more compute instances is determined. Based at least partly on the mode, preparatory configuration operations for launching a compute instance are initiated. The operations include transferring at least a portion of a machine image to a storage device accessible from a host, and initialization of a virtual network interface. A compute instance is instantiated using the machine image at the host. The compute instance is a thread of an intermediary process launched by an administrative agent at the host in response to a launch request.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for application-specific virtualized graphics processing are disclosed. A virtual compute instance is provisioned from a provider network. The provider network comprises a plurality of computing devices configured to implement a plurality of virtual compute instances with multi-tenancy. A virtual GPU is attached to the virtual compute instance. The virtual GPU is selected based at least in part on requirements of an application. The virtual GPU is implemented using a physical GPU, and the physical GPU is accessible to the virtual compute instance over a network. The application is executed using the virtual GPU on the virtual compute instance.

Abstract: A remote computing session management process is directed to the execution and management of aspects of virtual instances executed on data center computers at a program execution service (PES) platform. A computing session may be established between the PES platform and a computing device connected to the PES platform over a communications network. The data created by the user of the client computing device interacting with the virtual instance may be stored, and following an interruption of the remote computing session, the data may be used when re-establishing the remote computing session.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a computer-implemented method includes executing code for an application using a computing resource of a first computing device. The application requests execution of a first thread and a second thread. The first thread is executed using the computing resource of the first computing device. A second computing device is selected from a plurality of computing devices. The second computing device has an available computing resource to execute the second thread. The second thread is assigned to the second computing device. The second computing device is operable to execute the second thread using the available computing resource.

Abstract: Technologies are described herein for regulating memory bandwidth usage in virtual machines via CPU scheduling. A virtual machine monitor (“VMM”) executing on a host computer detects excessive memory bandwidth usage by programs executing in a virtual machine on a processor of the host computer. The VMM may detect excessive memory bandwidth usage by monitoring cache-misses occurring in the processor, for example. Upon detecting excessive memory bandwidth usage, the VMM penalizes the virtual machine currently executing on the processor through the CPU-scheduling algorithm utilized to allocate processor time among the virtual machines.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for receiving uploaded data from a sender at a receiver. A data deduplication technique is described that may reduce the bandwidth used in uploading data from the sender to the receiver. In the technique, the receiver, rather than the sender, maintains a fingerprint dictionary for previously uploaded data. When a sender has additional data to be uploaded, the sender extracts fingerprints for units of the data and sends the fingerprints to the receiver. The receiver checks its fingerprint dictionary to determine the data units to be uploaded and notifies the sender of the identified units, which then sends the identified units of data to the receiver. The technique may, for example, be applied in virtualized data store systems to reduce bandwidth usage in uploading data.

Abstract: A load balancing service receives a request from a customer to configure a load balancer for distributing incoming requests to one or more computing resources of the customer. The load balancing service uses configuration information specified in the request to configure the load balancer such that the load balancer, in response to an incoming request, can determine whether the incoming request satisfies a set of request processing rules usable to determine whether the request is to be transmitted to any computing resource of the one or more computing resources. The load balancer transmits the incoming request to a computing resource of the customer as a result of the rules being satisfied.