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Horizontal Scaling

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May 1, 2024 4 minute read
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Horizontal scaling is a cloud computing technique that involves adding more servers or nodes to a system to handle increased traffic or workload. It is used to improve scalability, performance, and availability of applications and services.

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We've selected five books that we think will supplement your learning. Use these to develop background knowledge, enrich your coursework, and gain a deeper understanding of the topics covered in Horizontal Scaling.
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications
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Provides a comprehensive overview of scaling web applications. It covers both horizontal and vertical scaling, as well as the different trade-offs that must be considered when scaling a web application.
Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big...
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Designing Data-Intensive Applications: The Big...
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High Performance Web Sites
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Covers a wide range of topics related to web performance, including horizontal scaling. It good resource for those who want to learn more about how to make their websites more scalable.
High Performance Web Sites: Essential Knowledge for...
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Node Cookbook
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Provides a practical guide to horizontal scaling for Node.js applications. It covers the different techniques that can be used to scale Node.js applications horizontally.
Node Cookbook: Actionable solutions for the full...
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Real World Java Ee Patterns-Rethinking Best...
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Provides a practical guide to horizontal scaling for Java applications. It covers the different techniques that can be used to scale Java applications horizontally.
Real World Java EE Patterns-Rethinking Best...
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Real World Java EE Patterns--Rethinking Best...
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Cloud Computing
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Provides a comprehensive overview of cloud computing. It covers the different aspects of cloud computing, including horizontal scaling.
Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice
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Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice
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Cloud Computing: Theory and Practice
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(中文) Cloud Computing: Principles. Applications....
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Relevant careers
Cloud Architect
Cloud Engineer
Software Engineer
DevOps Engineer
IT Architect
Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)
Security Engineer
Network Engineer
Database Administrator
Systems Administrator
Related topics
Cloud Computing
Scalability
Computer Science
AWS
Software Engineering
Elasticity
High Availability
DevOps
Load Balancing
Fault Tolerance
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