Scalability Describes How Well a System Can Scale Up, or Adapt

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Scalability describes how well a system can scale up, or adapt to the increased demands of growth. If a company grows faster than anticipated, it might experience a variety of problems, from running out of storage space to taking more time to complete transactions. Anticipating expected, and unexpected, growth is key to building scalable systems that can support that development.

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Definitions:

Depreciated

Depreciated refers to the decrease in value of an asset over time, often due to wear and tear or obsolescence, recognized in accounting to allocate the cost of an asset over its useful life.

Payback Period

The payback period is the time required for an investment to generate cash flows sufficient to recover its initial cost.

Tax Rate

The percentage at which an individual or corporation is taxed by the government on income or profits.

Depreciated

The process of allocating the cost of a tangible or fixed asset over its useful life, reflecting its consumption, wear, and tear, or obsolescence.