Horizontal scaling gives you some failover and flexibility that you normally cannot get with only vertical scaling.
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Failover
Synonyms for "failover"
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while Tungsten is not heavily redundant as these systems, the ability of Lustre to support some failover can be leveraged to eliminate single points of failure.
Source: wiktionary
you have to make sure you can access it or ensure it can provide some failover," says Tarzey.
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