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One of the most challenging aspects of running always-on streaming pipeline is the correct sizing of Flink deployments. Too few resources lead to unstable Flink jobs which requires users to scale up their deployments manually. On the other hand, a surplus of resources can become very costly to users over time. Even once optimized, the resource demands can change depending on the time of the day or due to seasonal patterns. Clearly, it would be desirable to automatically adjust the resources for Flink deployments. This process is referred to as autoscaling.

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