Scalability in Software Development and How to Achieve It

Almost every successful business needs scalable software. It doesn’t matter if you run a small online food delivery company or a large logistics facility, your software needs to grow with your company. However, it’s not always clear what exactly software scalability means, nor how to achieve it. Many dedicated articles are crammed with information only developers would understand and after reading dozens of blog posts, you’re still at square one.

The best way to get highly performant, scalable software is to entrust the task to a company like MadAppGang that will take care of all the work. But even with expert developers on the job, it’s still helpful to know the basics of software scalability. At the very least, you need to outline what you need to the developers. 

To help you and our customers understand scalability in software development, MadAppGang has put together this 101 guide for businesses. In this article we’ll explore the meaning of scalability, what factors affect it, and how to effectively achieve scalable software. Scalability is a keyword, so let’s define it first and see what types of scalability exist.