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Definition

The ability to automatically get more computing power when needed and less when not needed. Like a restaurant that can instantly add more tables during busy times and remove them when quiet.

Real-World Example

A website uses scalability to handle millions of visitors during Black Friday sales without crashing, then scales back afterward.

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Cloud Provider Equivalencies

All four services automatically adjust compute capacity (scale out/in or up/down) based on metrics like CPU, memory (where supported), or custom signals to match demand and control cost.

AWS
AWS Auto Scaling
AZ
Azure Autoscale
GCP
Google Cloud Autoscaler
OCI
OCI Autoscaling

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