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Why Your CPU-Based Utilization Metric Is Absolute Nonsense

AWS Morning Brief

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Limitations of CPU Utilization as a Metric for Cloud Resource Efficiency

This chapter explores the drawbacks of using CPU utilization as the sole metric for evaluating resource efficiency in the cloud. It emphasizes the need to consider additional metrics like network activity, disk I/O, and memory usage, and caution against relying solely on CPU utilization for accurate resource assessment.

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