Implementation of auto-scaling ensures additional computational resources are provisioned during elevated demand; however, it does not reduce the allocated resources when the load subsides to prevent potential performance degradation.
Auto-scaling is a mechanism that both provisions and de-allocates resources as needed based on demand. This means that it does add resources (scales out) when demand is high to maintain service levels, and it also reduces resources (scales in) when demand lowers to optimize costs. The statement is false since auto-scaling does reduce allocated resources when the load decreases to prevent unnecessary cost without necessarily causing performance degradation.