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Autoscaling groups solve the problem of ensuring you have the desired number of server nodes running. They do not in anyway solve optimal placement of jobs. It only works “optimally” if you are running just a single service, or services that can all run fine on a single node, in which case you don’t need a scheduler to begin with. The Autoscaling group in this case only provides you with scaling & redundancy, not scheduling capabilities.