Infrastructure
Scalability
A system's ability to handle growing amounts of work, more users, more data, more requests, without breaking.
Definition
The capability of a system to handle increased load by adding resources (horizontal scaling) or upgrading existing resources (vertical scaling). Critical for AI systems that must serve millions of requests.
Why it matters
An AI model that works for 10 users but crashes at 10,000 has no business value, scalability is a requirement, not a feature.
Related terms in Infrastructure
API
A digital plug or messenger that lets two different software programs talk to each other.
API Gateway
The security guard at the front door of your software that checks IDs and directs traffic.
Cloud Computing
Renting powerful computers over the internet instead of buying and keeping them in your own office.
Edge AI
Running AI directly on the device (phone, camera, car) instead of sending data to the cloud, faster and more private.
From vocabulary to outcomes
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