The Kubernetes autoscaler that adjusts the number of pods in AKS; it does not scale nodes.
Also called HPA, HPA.
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Terms in this definition
- AKS
Short for Azure Kubernetes Service, a managed Kubernetes offering that gives full control of clusters and node pools. Scaling uses the cluster autoscaler and Horizontal Pod Autoscaler; user sign-in is not built in.
Related terms
- KEDA
Kubernetes Event-driven Autoscaling: drives the HPA with metrics from event sources such as queues and streams to scale pods. AKS offers it as an add-on, and Azure Container Apps relies on it for scaling.