Describe the differences between horizontal and vertical scaling in the context of cloud computing.

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Kyron Dias · Accepted Answer

In Cloud storage there is no need to rack & stak servers and your companies files are stored on external servers typically managed by another company and you have access to these serves and can manage your account remotely, whereas On-Premise storage means your company's server is hosted within your organisations infrastructure and in most cases is physically onsite Advantages of Cloud storage: 1. Cost & Maintenance 2. Security & threat protection 3. Scalibility 4. Realibility 5. Data Backup 8. Access anywhere (via mobile app. browser, pc)

Kyron Dias · Answer

Horizontal scaling also referred to as 'scale our' is basically the addition of more machines or setting up a cluster or a distributed environment for your software system. Vertical scaling also referred to as 'scale up' is an attempt to increase the capacity of a single machine by * Adding more processing power *Adding more storage *adding more memory

Describe the differences between horizontal and vertical scaling in the context of cloud computing.

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