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StackOverflow used to run on a single (very beefy) machine also for a long time — databases make efficient use of vertical scaling, horizontal scaling is much h
by kaba0 3y ago
StackOverflow used to run on a single (very beefy) machine also for a long time — databases make efficient use of vertical scaling, horizontal scaling is much harder.
Of course, specialist systems can often do much better.