MSK Express brokers now support Intelligent Rebalancing at no additional cost, and with no action required
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Amazon MSK Express brokers now include Intelligent Rebalancing at no additional cost, automatically optimizing partition distribution during cluster scaling.
- Automatic partition rebalancing when scaling clusters up or down
- No additional cost or configuration required
- 180x faster rebalancing compared to Standard brokers
- Continuous monitoring prevents resource imbalance and overload
- Scaling occurs without affecting client availability
- Available for all new MSK Provisioned clusters with Express brokers across all AWS regions
This enhancement simplifies MSK cluster management by automating partition balancing, eliminating manual intervention or third-party tools.
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