What are AWS Workloads?

In the world of computers, servers and other technology equipment, there are differing levels of power consumption and power output. Because technology typically deals with electricity, the concepts of power input and output can be thought of as loads. The load a piece of electronic equipment can handle is the amount of power it can accept or generate before failing.

When it comes to computers, a workload is the amount of resources that can be processed at one time. Because all computer hardware is different, you will find some computers can handle greater workloads than others. While some of this burden can be shifted to virtual machines via cloud computing and Amazon Web Services (AWS), electronics can still only physically handle a certain workload. Trying to squeeze power out of a computer or AWS server that is already at its workload capacity means the device will simply power off or experience damage.

How Much of a Workload Can AWS Machines Handle?

The amount of workload each device can handle through AWS depends on the specifics of each server or other machine. Users have to factor in the physical constraints of the processor, RAM and other components, but the spread of this power is also important to consider. How many other users are accessing a server at a given time? How many background applications are running? Just because a piece of computer hardware is rated for a certain workload doesn’t mean that it can support this workload under any condition.

Protecting Your Data With Backup Solutions

Although AWS equipment has onboard regulators that will power down machines before damage is done, it’s still a good idea to employ backup solutions like Amazon Aurora backup. When you or your IT team leverage Amazon Aurora backup or similar solutions, data that becomes corrupted or lost due to power failure can be recovered. This doesn’t expand an AWS server’s workload, but it does mean that you can have peace of mind in knowing that your data is safe should the machine be pushed beyond safe workload conditions.

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