Re: scalability and manageability
On 19-01-2011 20:15, Patricia Shanahan wrote:
Arne Vajh?j wrote:
On 19-01-2011 07:44, Patricia Shanahan wrote:
gk wrote:
If I increase the Tiers of the application , does scalability and
manageability inverse proportion ?
It depends. Division into tiers may simplify an application. Division
into tiers is a form of modularization, the general strategy of dividing
a large, complicated design into smaller, simpler pieces. Done well, it
reduces complexity. Done badly, it makes things worse.
I assume that you are using tiers as synonym for layers here.
I would assume that tiers implies more of at least potential hardware
separation, which done well can simplify hardware requirements. Each box
in a tiered system sees a simpler, more homogeneous, workload than would
be the case for a single box running the whole application. However, my
comment also applies to software layers in the same box, or indeed to
any other form of modularization.
OK, then I understand what you are saying.
Arne
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