Amazon ECS adds LiveTaskCount and removes the charge for RunningTaskCount metric
Amazon CloudWatch ยท 2026-10-13
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Technical Details
| Regions | all |
|---|---|
| Deprecation Date | 2026-10-01 |
| Cost Impact | Decrease |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Update your monitoring and autoscaling policies to incorporate the new LiveTaskCount metric, which provides a comprehensive view of active tasks and is available at no additional charge.
For Platform Teams
Adopt the LiveTaskCount metric for better capacity planning and autoscaling, leveraging its comprehensive state coverage to reduce operational toil and improve resource utilization.
For Executives
Evaluate the new LiveTaskCount metric for cost optimization and enhanced autoscaling capabilities, which can lead to significant cost savings and improved operational efficiency in ECS services.
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