Amazon Kinesis Data Streams now supports scaling down ingest capacity with warm throughput
Amazon Kinesis ยท 2026-07-24
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Technical Details
| Regions | all |
|---|---|
| Cost Impact | Decrease |
| IaC Impact | High |
What This Means
For DevOps Teams
Configure your on-demand streams with On-demand Advantage mode to utilize the new warm throughput scale-down feature, allowing you to proactively manage stream capacity and reduce costs without impacting current traffic.
For Platform Teams
Integrate the warm throughput scale-down capability into your streaming data architecture to simplify capacity management, reduce operational toil, and achieve cost efficiency across your Kinesis Data Streams.
For Executives
Evaluate the new warm throughput scale-down feature in Amazon Kinesis Data Streams to optimize cost and performance, ensuring your streams retain sufficient capacity for current traffic while releasing excess capacity, leading to measurable cost savings and improved efficiency.