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'''Category:''' Throughput & Scaling

'''Summary:''' Automatically scales RU/s between 10%-100% of a configured maximum based on demand.

== Overview ==
Autoscale throughput automatically and instantly scales the provisioned RU/s for a container or database between 10% and 100% of a configured maximum, based on usage, without manual intervention. It helps handle variable workloads while capping maximum cost, billing based on the highest RU/s scaled to within each hour.

== More Info & Links ==
* [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/provision-throughput-autoscale Microsoft Learn: Autoscale throughput]

== DP-420 Style Practice Questions ==
'''Q1.''' What does autoscale throughput do in Azure Cosmos DB?
* A. Automatically scales RU/s between 10% and 100% of a configured maximum based on demand
* B. Removes the need to ever configure throughput
* C. Provides unlimited free throughput
* D. Only works with the serverless capacity mode

'''Q2.''' How is billing calculated for autoscale throughput?
* A. Based on the highest RU/s scaled to within each hour
* B. A flat rate regardless of scaling activity
* C. Based only on storage consumed
* D. Based on the number of read regions only

== Answer Key ==
''Answers are listed at the very end so you can attempt the questions first.''

* '''Q1 (Autoscale Throughput):''' A. Automatically scales RU/s between 10% and 100% of a configured maximum based on demand — Autoscale automatically adjusts provisioned RU/s within a 10%-100% range of a set maximum, based on usage.
* '''Q2 (Autoscale Throughput):''' A. Based on the highest RU/s scaled to within each hour — Autoscale billing is based on the peak RU/s reached during each hour.

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