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You are tasked with designing a scalable and highly available compute solution for a large e-commerce platform that experiences significant traffic fluctuations, especially during holiday seasons. The solution must not only handle these fluctuations efficiently but also be cost-effective and comply with industry standards for data security. Considering the need for automatic scaling, high availability, and the ability to manage containerized applications, which of the following Azure compute services would you recommend? Choose the two best options that meet all the specified requirements. Options include Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets, Azure Functions, and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
A
Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets for its ability to automatically scale the number of VM instances based on demand, ensuring high availability and scalability.
B
Azure Functions for its serverless architecture, which can handle unpredictable traffic efficiently without the need to manage infrastructure, but may not be the best fit for containerized applications.
C
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for its orchestration capabilities that manage containerized applications efficiently, offering scalability and high availability, though it may require more management overhead.
D
None of the above, as they do not meet the scalability, availability, and cost-effectiveness requirements.
E
Both Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) for their combined capabilities in handling automatic scaling, high availability, and containerized applications management.