Scaling microservices

Microservice scaling refers to the process of adjusting the capacity and performance of individual microservices to meet the changing demands of a system. Scaling is essential in microservices architectures, where different services may have varying resource requirements and experience different levels of traffic at different times. By scaling microservices appropriately, you can ensure optimal resource utilization, high availability, and responsiveness. There are two main types of scaling – horizontal scaling and vertical scaling:

• Horizontal scaling: Horizontal scaling, also known as scaling out, involves adding more instances of a microservice to distribute the workload across multiple servers or containers. Each instance operates independently and can handle requests in parallel. Horizontal scaling is the preferred approach in microservices architectures as it allows for more flexible and granular resource allocation.

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