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S. IfrahDeploy Containers on AWShttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5101-0_7

7. Scaling the AWS EKS, ECS, and ECR Containerized Environments

Shimon Ifrah1 
(1)
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
 

In the previous chapter, I showed you how to secure your AWS tenant using AWS best practices. In this chapter, you will dive into the world of scaling containers on AWS. Amazon AWS allows you to scale the AWS container services in several ways.

Scaling container services in AWS is essential because of the following reasons:

  • Cost: When running services on AWS, you might have times where the activity and usage are low, and therefore there is no need to run a service on a costly instance or tier.

  • Demand: When the demand increases, you need a way to increase ...

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