Tech Entry 316 / 1011 60-second read

Vertical vs. Horizontal Scaling

Adding power to one machine versus adding more machines.

The comparisoni

✗ Wrong

I scaled the photo vertically.

✓ Correct

We hit our limit, so we need to scale horizontally by adding more nodes.

The ruleii

VERTICAL = Scale UP (bigger CPU/RAM).

Vertical is easy but has a ceiling. Horizontal is complex but theoretically infinite.

Memory aidiii

Remember it like this

Vertical = Height (one building). Horizontal = Width (a city).

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