⏳Processing Units

Processing Units (PUs) measure system usage across Ellipsis Drive.

They are used to track and control compute and data processing activity across the system.

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What generates PUs?

PUs are consumed when users interact with data in Ellipsis Drive, including:

• running API requests

• querying spatial data

• uploading or processing datasets

• exporting or downloading data

• running scripts or automated workflows

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Why PUs exist

PUs help ensure fair and stable system performance across all users.

They are used to:

• distribute compute resources fairly

• prevent excessive load from individual users

• maintain consistent performance across the system

Throttling and control

PUs are also used as a control mechanism.

Administrators can define usage limits to:

• manage bandwidth allocation across each endpoint

• prevent system overload

• ensure balanced usage across teams or organisations

Important note

• All interactions with Ellipsis Drive that involve data processing contribute to Processing Unit consumption.

• Processing Units are allocated as part of your data storage plan and are designed to cover normal usage, and you will not run into limits under typical workloads.