Vertical vs Horizontal Scaling AWS

Horizontal Scaling

Adding more instances to handle increased load.

Benefits of Horizontal Scaling

Better fault tolerance, improved performance, increased capacity, high availability.

Vertical Scaling Use Cases

Database management systems, machine learning models, video rendering applications.

Horizontal Scaling Use Cases

E-commerce websites, social media platforms, gaming applications.

Horizontal Scaling Pros

Improved fault tolerance, improved performance, increased capacity, high availability.

Horizontal Scaling Cons

Increased complexity, higher costs, overhead of load balancing.

Vertical Scaling

Increasing the capacity of a single instance by adding more resources to it.

Vertical Scaling Cons

Limited capacity, downtime for scaling, limited fault tolerance.

Benefits of Vertical Scaling

Simplified management, lower costs, easier scalability for individual resources.

Vertical Scaling Pros

Simplified management, lower costs, easier scalability for individual resources.