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  "description": "Microsoft Azure B-Series Virtual Machines are a family of burstable VMs designed for workloads that typically run at a low-to-moderate baseline CPU performance but require high bursts of speed when demand spikes. They operate on a credit-based system where users accumulate CPU credits during periods of low usage to be spent during high-activity bursts.",
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      "name": "Aws T3t4g Instances"
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      "slug": "digitalocean-droplets-basic",
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    "founded": "2017",
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    "target_markets": "Small businesses, software developers (dev/test), low-traffic website owners",
    "employee_count": "Not publicly available",
    "funding_stage": "Not publicly available",
    "subcategory": "Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)"
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      "Manual Instance Management: Manually scheduling instance start/stop times or using basic VMs without burstable logic.",
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