The Art of Auto Scaling: Learn the Latest Best Practices And Avoid Common Mistakes

With Sample Architecture Diagrams and CloudFormation Templates

Published November 2024

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Auto Scaling has long been a major selling point of cloud computing. But like most popularized technology features, it has accumulated its fair share of misconceptions. These common mistakes tend to get in the way of constructive conversations about cloud architecture, and usually mislead IT leaders into believing that Auto Scaling is simple, quick to set up, and always ensures 100% uptime.

Over the last decade, RapidScale has been continually refining their Auto-Scaling solutions, helping hundreds of customers on AWS, from startups to large enterprises leverage Auto Scaling to enable growth, high availability, and resilience. We have consolidated our top tips into this eBook to provide you with a blueprint for designing a resilient and scalable system while also avoiding those pesky misconceptions and mistakes.