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Scalr has been around for quite a while. I'm not sure why to use it when there's now load-balancing/scaling of instances built into ec2 itself. Maybe the monit

• SebastianStadil 17y ago
  Scalr scales your sql database, with master-slave separation, replication between nodes, and soon application transparent partitioning (sharding). So if you're not into the whole DBA / sysadmin fun, it's worth it. It also lets you restore a website version to a previous state if you get hacked, use traditional (cheaper) hosting solutions which burst on the cloud when needed, and manage app versions, backups, etc. in a more organized way then homegrown solutions.