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1.

Which of these statements best describes autoscaling?

Autoscaling requires an administrator to actively monitor the workload on a system.

Autoscaling is a scale out/scale in solution.

Scaling up/scale down provides better availability than autoscaling.

2.

Which of these scenarios is a suitable candidate for autoscaling?

The number of users requiring access to an application varies according to a regular schedule. For example, more users use the system on a Friday than other days of the week.

The system is subject to a sudden influx of requests that grinds your system to a halt.

Your organization is running a promotion and expects to see increased traffic to their web site for the next couple of weeks.

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