Ultra-low latency temporary storage.
Directly attached NVMe SSDs for the lowest possible latency. Sub-100μs reads for caching, scratch space, and temporary data processing.
Local NVMe
Type
< 100 μs
Latency
2M+
IOPS
Self-encrypting
Encryption
Fastest temporary storage.
Local NVMe with sub-100μs latency.
Sub-100μs latency
Directly attached NVMe with no network hop. The fastest storage available on any instance.
2M+ IOPS
Over 2 million random read IOPS from a single instance. Up to 4 TB per instance.
Self-encrypting drives
Hardware AES-256 encryption with automatic key management.
Stripe for throughput
RAID 0 stripe across local SSDs for maximum sequential throughput.
Secure erase
Data securely erased on instance termination. No data persistence.
Any instance type
Available on compute-optimized and storage-optimized instance families.
Getting started
Launch your first instance in three steps. CLI, console, or API — your choice.
ur compute instances create my-vm \
--machine-type=n2-standard-8 \
--local-ssd-count=2Ephemeral storage patterns.
Caching and scratch space.
Suggested configuration
Local NVMe · 2M IOPS · Ephemeral
Estimate your costs
Create detailed configurations to see exactly how much your architecture will cost. Pay for what you use, down to the second.
Configuration 1
Platform & Architecture
Compute Resources
Storage
Cost Optimization
Cost details
Ephemeral storage — data lost on instance stop/delete.
Works seamlessly with
Frequently asked questions
Fastest temporary storage.
Local NVMe with sub-100μs latency and 2M+ IOPS.