--- title: Autoscaling Windows Azure Cloud Services (and web sites) description: Microsoft announced at the Build conference that Windows Azure Cloud Services and Standard Web Sites (formerly Reserved Instances) now support autoscaling via... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/autoscaling-windows-azure-cloud-services-and-web-sites--disfceuwy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Autoscaling Windows Azure Cloud Services (and web sites) | daily.dev og:description: Microsoft announced at the Build conference that Windows Azure Cloud Services and Standard Web Sites (formerly Reserved Instances) now support autoscaling via... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/autoscaling-windows-azure-cloud-services-and-web-sites--disfceuwy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/DIsFceuWy.png og:image:alt: Autoscaling Windows Azure Cloud Services (and web sites) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Autoscaling Windows Azure Cloud Services (and web sites) **[Maarten Balliauw](https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Microsoft announced at the Build conference that Windows Azure Cloud Services and Standard Web Sites (formerly Reserved Instances) now support autoscaling via the Windows Azure Management Portal's new SCALE tab. Users can configure scaling triggers based on CPU usage or queue length, define scale up/down rules (single or batch instance changes), set cooldown intervals between scale operations, and specify minimum/maximum instance ranges. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does Windows Azure Cloud Services support autoscaling? Yes, Windows Azure Cloud Services and Standard Web Sites (formerly Reserved Instances) support autoscaling, announced at the Build conference. Configuration happens through a new SCALE tab in the Windows Azure Management Portal, where you set triggers (CPU usage or queue length), scale up/down rules, a cooldown interval between scale operations, and a minimum/maximum instance range. _Developers tracking Azure platform updates can follow autoscaling changes like this on daily.dev._ ### What triggers can I use for autoscaling rules in Windows Azure? Autoscaling rules in Windows Azure can trigger based on CPU usage or the length of a given queue. You also configure whether to scale up or down by one instance or in batches of several at once, an interval controlling how long to wait after a scale operation before scaling again, and the minimum and maximum number of instances allowed. _Teams configuring cloud scaling policies can keep up with platform capabilities via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Mastering Cloud Autoscaling: Beyond Default Settings](https://daily.dev/posts/mastering-cloud-autoscaling-beyond-default-settings-lhh54j7gb) · ITNEXT · 1 upvotes · 1 comments - [Scheduled Autoscaling for Laravel Cloud](https://daily.dev/posts/scheduled-autoscaling-for-laravel-cloud-vbjvmbx7o) · Laravel · 8 upvotes · 1 comments - [Request-Based Autoscaling Is Now Generally Available on App Platform](https://daily.dev/posts/request-based-autoscaling-is-now-generally-available-on-app-platform-f7d3wy6qr) · DigitalOcean · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Azure IaaS: Keep critical applications running with built-in resiliency at scale](https://daily.dev/posts/azure-iaas-keep-critical-applications-running-with-built-in-resiliency-at-scale-uyusj0qjt) · Microsoft Azure · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/autoscaling-windows-azure-cloud-services-and-web-sites--disfceuwy) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Autoscaling Windows Azure Cloud Services (and web sites)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/autoscaling-windows-azure-cloud-services-and-web-sites--disfceuwy","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/autoscaling-windows-azure-cloud-services-and-web-sites--disfceuwy"},"datePublished":"2026-10-04T13:04:34.922Z","dateModified":"2026-10-04T13:08:07.186Z","description":"Microsoft announced at the Build conference that Windows Azure Cloud Services and Standard Web Sites (formerly Reserved Instances) now support autoscaling via...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e81a5f759fce2ecebe03e2ee8ff2d343?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/e81a5f759fce2ecebe03e2ee8ff2d343?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Maarten Balliauw","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Maarten Balliauw","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--rOTg3VYO--/f_auto,q_auto/v1791119043/logos/maartenballiauw?_a=BAMAMicg0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/autoscaling-windows-azure-cloud-services-and-web-sites--disfceuwy","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"cloud","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Maarten Balliauw","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/maartenballiauw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Autoscaling Windows Azure Cloud Services (and web sites)"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/autoscaling-windows-azure-cloud-services-and-web-sites--disfceuwy#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does Windows Azure Cloud Services support autoscaling?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Yes, Windows Azure Cloud Services and Standard Web Sites (formerly Reserved Instances) support autoscaling, announced at the Build conference. 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