Sole-tenant nodes - July 15th, 2024 [Change, Feature]

## Change **Compute flexible committed use discounts (CUDs)**—previously known as Compute Engine flexible CUDs—have been expanded to also cover your Cloud Billing account's spend across Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and Cloud Run. A single flexible commitment covers your eligible spend across all three services. For more information, see [Compute flexible CUDs](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/committed-use-discounts-overview#spend%5Fbased). To learn about how flexible CUDs apply to the other services, see the following: * [CUDs documentation for GKE](https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/cud) * [CUDs documentation for Cloud Run](https://cloud.google.com/run/cud) ## Feature **Generally available:** You can limit the run time of VMs, which automatically stops or deletes a VM after a specific time or duration. Limiting your VMs' run times can help you optimize temporary workloads by minimizing costs and releasing quota. For more information, see [Limit the run time of a VM](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/limit-vm-runtime) and[Limit the runtime of VMs in a MIG](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instance-groups/limit-vm-runtime-in-migs).