What is a Scalability?
Definition
Software's ability to handle growth in users, data volume, and transaction load without performance degradation. Scalability is achieved through horizontal scaling (adding servers), vertical scaling (increasing resources), and efficient architecture enabling cost-effective expansion."
Why This Matters
Scalability determines whether software handles growth without performance degradation. Understand limits including concurrent users, data volumes, and transaction capacity. Reaching scalability limits typically requires expensive upgrades or migration.
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Cloud-Based
Software Features & Capabilities
Software hosted on vendor or third-party servers accessed via internet rather than installed locally.
SaaS
Software Features & Capabilities
Software as a Service - cloud-based software accessed via web browser with subscription pricing, automatic updates, and vendor-managed infrastructure.
Multi-Tenant
Software Features & Capabilities
Cloud architecture where multiple customers share the same application and database instance with logical data separation.
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