What is AWS Auto Scaling?
Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is a service that maintains application availability and dynamically scales Amazon EC2 capacity up or down automatically based on the conditions defined. It provides fleet management capabilities to maintain the health and availability of the EC2 instance fleet, ensuring the desired number of instances are running. The service also enables dynamic scaling of EC2 instances to automatically increase capacity during demand spikes and decrease it during lulls, helping to maintain performance and reduce costs. Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling is suitable for applications with stable demand patterns or those experiencing hourly, daily, or weekly usage variability
Highlights
- Fleet management capabilities to maintain the health and availability of the EC2 instance fleet
- Dynamic scaling of EC2 instances to automatically increase capacity during demand spikes and decrease it during lulls
- Supports applications with stable demand patterns or those experiencing usage variability