{"id":3599,"date":"2023-08-11T15:02:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T15:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/relaunch.cplace.com\/glossary-2\/skalierung\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:41:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:41:07","slug":"scaling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cplace.com\/en\/glossary\/scaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary – Scaling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t
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Scaling and scalability – what’s the difference?<\/h3>\n

Scaling goes back to the Latin word “scalae” for stairs or ladder. Basically, the term means an adaptation to changed scales, i.e. a change in size.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, scalability is understood as the ability to grow or shrink, depending on requirements.<\/p>\n

How to make a scaling?<\/h3>\n

Depending on the context, scaling requires different procedures. For example, if you want to scale a pixel graphic, artificially created pixels are added, which often leads to loss of quality and blurriness. Vector graphics, on the other hand, can be scaled arbitrarily by adjusting the algorithm.<\/p>\n

In IT, scaling either happens by creating more resources (scale in) or by adding more instances (scale out). For example, a database can be scaled to a specific number of queries so that it works effectively and quickly throughout.<\/p>\n

What does it mean to scale a business?<\/h3>\n

In business management terms, scaling means that a company grows without the need for major investments or higher fixed costs. This increases both the company’s sales and its profits.<\/p>\n

In this context, scalability means the ability of a business model to expand.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\t\n\n\n

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When is a business scalable?<\/h3>\n

To be able to scale a company successfully, the business model ideally has the following characteristics:<\/p>\n