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SimpleDB... DB.
For autoscaling, we executed our own scripts for monitoring, starting and providing servers, and yes, the whole process takes about 7 minutes. We do a little predictive analysis to guess when new servers will be needed, and then just break them if they don’t. Total cost: ~ 10 cents.
In addition, Scalr looks promising as a commercial solution (did not use it).
Chad
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