System and method of dynamically adjusting virtual machines for a workload

A system for dynamically adjusting a number of virtual machines assigned to a workload, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive a probability indicator for each of a plurality of N sequential stages, where N is a natural number greater than 1, of a likelihood that a virtual machine assigned to a workload will be evicted during the N sequential stages;
• predict a target number of virtual machines to configure in a current stage for a subsequent stage from among the plurality of N sequential stages based on the probability indicator, a target capacity for the workload, and a current price for maintaining a virtual machine;
• and
• configure a number of virtual machines for the workload during the current stage based on the target number to be loaded for the workload for the subsequent stage.