What is a compute capacity secondary market?

Definition

A compute capacity secondary market lets organizations sell reservations they no longer need and lets other buyers acquire capacity without negotiating a new primary allocation. Standardized contracts and clear technical descriptions make matching easier.

The market can improve utilization and reveal prices for different hardware and delivery periods. Liquidity remains limited when contracts prohibit transfer, configurations differ or buyers doubt that the reserved resources will meet their workloads.

Acronyms and aliases

secondary compute market synonymresale compute market variant

Frequently asked questions

What is traded in a compute capacity secondary market?

Participants transfer contractual rights to use specified computing resources for defined periods, locations and service conditions.

Why is a secondary compute market useful?

It gives sellers a way to recover value from unused reservations and gives buyers another route to scarce or near-term capacity.

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