The document discusses Amazon Auto Scaling which allows automatically scaling Amazon EC2 capacity up or down according to conditions defined using simple scaling policies. This helps align infrastructure capacity with application demand, reduces costs for unused resources, and ensures sufficient resources are available to handle traffic spikes. Auto Scaling can help with unpredictable and predictable load bursts for various business use cases. It provides benefits like cost savings of up to 35% and avoiding lost customers by preventing infrastructure bottlenecks.