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On-demand vs provisioned
This revision card explains On-demand vs provisioned. It starts from the need that wrong mode surprises either the bill or the throttle graph. It describes on-demand = pay per request; provisioned = set RCU/WCU (+ auto scaling). The how-to section notes spiky/unknown , then on-demand; steady , then provisioned + AS; reserved if committed. An example on the card is rohan Deshmukh starts labs on-demand and revisits after a week of metrics.
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Why do we need it?
Wrong mode surprises either the bill or the throttle graph.
What is it?
On-demand = pay per request; provisioned = set RCU/WCU (+ auto scaling).
on-demand
How to do it
Spiky/unknown → on-demand; steady → provisioned + AS; reserved if committed.
Example
Rohan Deshmukh starts labs on-demand and revisits after a week of metrics.