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Scaling Basics — Vertical vs Horizontal

The first system design decision. When to scale up (bigger box) vs scale out (more boxes), and the trade-offs of each. FIND_VIDEO: search 'vertical vs horizontal scaling explained' — recommended channel: ByteByteGo / Gaurav Sen. Aim for 10 min or under.

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