# Bad Influence story: Google makes GKE dynamic slicing for TPUs generally available

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-09 08:00. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/54bbaf5c-a752-4bb4-b33d-5c8de06959d1

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Latest update (11-09 08:00): Google makes GKE dynamic slicing generally available for TPUs

Overview: Google says GKE dynamic slicing for TPUs is now generally available. The feature decouples logical TPU slice formation from physical nodepool provisioning. Google says it cuts AI workload startup times by up to 5x and workload recovery by 4.5x.

Dynamic slicing, covering both super-slices and sub-slices, is offered in all regions where TPUs are available. It is supported only in TPU All Capacity under reservation mode.

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1. 11-09 08:00 · Google Cloud · AI & Machine Learning (from the company) · [Google makes GKE dynamic slicing generally available for TPUs](https://badinfluence.news/items/fk2rvwcri4g1d7iv5qh9ciuc3)
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