google-colaboratorytpugoogle-cloud-tpu

Google Colab zone


I need to find out to place my dataset in GCS in the same zone so that I avoid charges when running training on TPU's and reading large datasets from GCS.

Does anyone know how to find out current Google Colab instance zone?


Solution

  • The data should be stored in a bucket that is in the same zone as the Cloud TPU (or the same region if that specific zone isn't available); to the best of my knowledge Colab itself doesn't play a role in the situation.