Horizontal Scaling vs Sharding
Developers should learn and use horizontal scaling when building applications that need to handle high traffic, ensure high availability, or support elastic growth, such as web services, e-commerce platforms, or data-intensive systems meets developers should learn sharding when building applications that require handling massive datasets or high transaction rates, such as social media platforms, e-commerce sites, or real-time analytics systems. Here's our take.
Horizontal Scaling
Developers should learn and use horizontal scaling when building applications that need to handle high traffic, ensure high availability, or support elastic growth, such as web services, e-commerce platforms, or data-intensive systems
Horizontal Scaling
Nice PickDevelopers should learn and use horizontal scaling when building applications that need to handle high traffic, ensure high availability, or support elastic growth, such as web services, e-commerce platforms, or data-intensive systems
Pros
- +It is particularly valuable in cloud environments where resources can be dynamically provisioned, allowing for cost-effective scaling based on demand without downtime
- +Related to: load-balancing, microservices
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
Sharding
Developers should learn sharding when building applications that require handling massive datasets or high transaction rates, such as social media platforms, e-commerce sites, or real-time analytics systems
Pros
- +It's essential for achieving horizontal scalability in databases like MongoDB, MySQL, or PostgreSQL, as it allows systems to grow by adding more servers rather than upgrading a single one
- +Related to: distributed-systems, database-scaling
Cons
- -Specific tradeoffs depend on your use case
The Verdict
Use Horizontal Scaling if: You want it is particularly valuable in cloud environments where resources can be dynamically provisioned, allowing for cost-effective scaling based on demand without downtime and can live with specific tradeoffs depend on your use case.
Use Sharding if: You prioritize it's essential for achieving horizontal scalability in databases like mongodb, mysql, or postgresql, as it allows systems to grow by adding more servers rather than upgrading a single one over what Horizontal Scaling offers.
Developers should learn and use horizontal scaling when building applications that need to handle high traffic, ensure high availability, or support elastic growth, such as web services, e-commerce platforms, or data-intensive systems
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