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Scalability vs latency

Scalability is how well a system handles growth, while latency is how quickly one request gets a response.

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Scalability vs latency

Scalability is how well a system handles growth, while latency is how quickly one request gets a response.

  • Scale is capacity
  • Latency is response time
  • Optimizing one can hurt the other

Scalability vs latency