Autoscaling
Scaling involves adjusting the number of resources utilized to handle user requests, and it can be achieved through either manual or automatic means. Manual scaling entails an administrator manually modifying the resource scale, whereas autoscaling involves resources dynamically increasing or decreasing based on environmental and ecosystem events, such as CPU and memory availability.
Scaling can be achieved in various ways, including scaling up/down and scaling in/out, each serving different purposes:
- Scaling up: Scaling up refers to increasing the capacity of individual resources. It involves upgrading the hardware or configurations of existing resources to handle higher workloads, such as adding more memory or processing power to a virtual machine. Scaling up is suitable when applications require enhanced performance or require more resources within a single instance.
- Scaling down: Scaling down involves reducing the capacity of resources to optimize costs...