Vertical vs Horizontal Scaling

Explore the differences between upgrading a single server and adding multiple servers to a cluster.

Scaling Architect

Can your system handle the 10x surge?

USER TRAFFIC

NODE-1

CPU0%

RAM0%

4 vCPU / 8GB

Incoming Traffic

200k REQ/S

Slide to simulate a traffic peak.

Avg Latency

10ms

Error Rate

0.0%

Scaling Operations

System Design Insight

Vertical Scaling is simple but finite. You increase the CPU/RAM of a single machine. However, you eventually hit a hardware ceiling. If that machine fails, your entire app goes down.

Detailed explanation about Vertical vs Horizontal Scaling goes here. This section would explain the algorithms, trade-offs, and real-world use cases.