Scalability
Updated: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 by Rad
Scalability is the ability of a system, network, or process to handle a growing amount of work in a capable manner or its ability to be enlarged to accommodate that growth.
It is the ability of a computer application or product (hardware or software) to continue to function well when it (or its context) is changed in size or volume in order to meet a user need. Typically, the rescaling is to a larger size or volume.
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Scalability - from around the web
- Amazon EC2 - resizable compute capacity in the cloud
- 4 Tech Innovations That Improve Data Center Scalability
- dotScale - The European Tech Conference on Scalability
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