Scaling your Azure application with the Autoscaling Application Block

Are you developing Azure applications? If yes, then you might be interested in the new Autoscaling Application Block, available as part of the MSDN Patterns & Practices site and the Enterprise Library for Azure.

Says the documentation: "The Autoscaling Application Block can automatically scale your Windows Azure application based on rules that you define specifically for your application. You can use these rules to help your Windows Azure application maintain its throughput in response to changes in its workload, while at the same time control the costs associated with hosting your application in Windows Azure."

If you are interested in a video about auto-scaling, check out this offering on Channel 9.