# Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets optimization

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2 documented Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

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2 documented Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets cost inefficiencies, each with how to detect it and how to fix it.

## 2 inefficiencies

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- Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets  CER-0314

### [Fixed Instance Count on Virtual Machine Scale Set Without Autoscaling](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/fixed-instance-count-on-virtual-machine-scale-set-without-autoscaling)

Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets can operate in two modes: manual scaling with a fixed instance count, or autoscaling with dynamic instance counts that respond to demand. When a scale set is configured with manual scaling, it maintains the...

Compute

- Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets  CER-0406

### [Underutilized Virtual Machine Scale Set Instances](https://www.pointfive.co/efficiency-hub/inefficiencies/underutilized-virtual-machine-scale-set-instances)

Every instance in an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set is created from the same scale set model, including the VM size. When that size was chosen for an anticipated peak, copied from a template or never revisited after the application...

Compute

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