Auto Scaling in AWS Glue interactive sessions is now generally available
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This article introduces Auto Scaling for AWS Glue interactive sessions, which is now generally available. Auto Scaling automatically scales resources up and down based on workload, eliminating the need to overprovision resources or optimize worker counts manually.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Auto Scaling for AWS Glue interactive sessions with Glue versions 3.0 or higher
- AWS Glue is a serverless data integration service for scheduling and running ETL jobs or sessions
- Auto Scaling monitors each stage of the session run and adds or removes workers as needed
- Benefits include simplified resource tuning and optimized costs
- The feature is now available in all commercial AWS Regions, GovCloud (US-West), and China Regions supporting Glue interactive sessions
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