Handle the Unexpected with Bluemix Auto-Scaling

Handle the Unexpected with Bluemix Auto-Scaling #bluemix #autoscaling

Handle the Unexpected with Bluemix Auto-Scaling

One of the intrinsic benefits of cloud platform services is that they drastically simplify the process of scaling your application. Scaling can be done both vertically - by increasing the amount of memory available to each instance - or horizontally - by creating additional instances. This process of scaling your application can be done manually, either through the Cloud Foundry CLI or the application dashboard. However, it is also useful to be able to scale automatically in order to quickly react to spikes in application usage. The Auto-Scaling service provides the ability for users to dynamically scale their application horizontally by creating custom policies that dictate scaling behavior.

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