> The short version is that you are often better off running multiple instances of a JVM application with a heap <32GB when you have the choice between scaling

> The short version is that you are often better off running multiple instances of a JVM application with a heap <32GB when you have the choice between scaling up and scaling out. We're in an awkward time right now, where many servers have more than 32GB of RAM, but not that much more. Once it becomes routine for servers to have 1TB of memory, this will no longer be much of an issue.