[taesis]

This looks like Azure Container Instances [1], but on GCP. Does that sound about right?

[1]: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-ca/services/container-instanc...

[tgtweak]

Yes but initiated (and automatically suspended) based on a web request. Azure's is from (and billed from) container pull start until terminated (by you).

[taesis]

Aah, thanks for the clarification :) the top voted comments on this article now indicate that as well, so hopefully no one else will have the same confusion.

[rcarmo]

This is a good point. Hopefully container services will start competing on this kind of approach.