✅Comment “design” to get the detailed learning resources in your DM. • Vertical scaling One server, more power Add CPU, memory, disk Simple to start with Eventually hits a hard limit • Horizontal scaling Add more servers instead of upgrading one Traffic gets distributed Failures are easier to handle Scales much further • The tradeoff Vertical is simple but capped Horizontal is powerful but complex Needs load balancing, coordination, monitoring • The core idea Vertical makes a machine stronger Horizontal makes the system stronger This is where system design starts Part 2 drops in two days. #systemdesign #softwareengineering #backendengineering #scalability #distributedSystems techreels engineeringconcepts developersofinstagram computerscience techcontent Wha do you want in part 2?