Burstable VM family that accumulates CPU credits while running under its baseline and uses them up when it bursts above it.
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Terms in this definition
- CPU
The processor that runs a VM's workload (central processing unit); while B-series VMs run under their baseline, they accumulate CPU credits.
- Baseline
A formally reviewed and approved specification that may afterwards be altered only under formal change control. The word also describes the architecture as it stands today.