VM autoscaling
Configure VM autoscaling policies for AWS ASG, Azure VMSS, GCP MIG, and AWS ECS Application Auto Scaling.
6 lessons.
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What a scaling policy actually is
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to distinguish target-tracking from step scaling, identify the right model for a workload, and configure the four key parameters .
Smart defaults: Welford stats explained
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to read smart-default recommendations, explain the Welford math behind them, and decide when to accept or override the recommendation.
Quick Setup: the one-screen flow
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to configure a complete autoscaling policy in 60 seconds using Quick Setup, distinguish Quick Setup from Advanced mode, and choose the right mode for…
Three modes: monitor, recommend, autopilot
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to pick the right mode for a workload's risk tolerance, execute progressive adoption from monitor to autopilot, and downgrade safely if needed.
Apply, pause, resume, remove: the lifecycle
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to walk an autoscaler policy through its full lifecycle, understand what each operation does at the cloud layer, and execute safe rollback when needed.
The event log
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to read the per-policy event log, debug scaling behavior from event evidence, and identify anomalous patterns that signal misconfiguration.