Scalability is the most important factor when it comes to your app success. When your app is not scalable it can reduce your user experience and can make negative impression to the first time user. Sometime people never understand the aspect of scalability and ignore it while developing the app or web in the beginning. If you want to serve thousands or even millions with your app, you need to plan for it from the beginning.
The ultimate purpose of scalability testing is to push the current app beyond its saturation point. The scalability of app or website depends on various factors. Few of the main factors that you need to keep in mind while developing the apps. These are as follows:
1) Framework and Technology – This is the major factor in terms of scalability. Once the app is developed on framework or technology which is not scalable then it always take time to update and give user bad experience when traffic or spike comes all of sudden. For an instance, if you want to develop small application then PHP may be better and fast whereas for larger applications, Java is better. So technology stack plays a very important role in scalability.
2) Server or Hosting Platform – Hosting platforms or Server are always plays a major role in scalability factor of the app. For hosting an app we always have two options either to go with major hosting companies. The second option is to host the app on Cloud Servers. If you really want to have auto scalable apps and 100% uptime, we always suggest going with Cloud Servers from AWS, Google App Engine, Microsoft Azure or Digital Ocean from IBM.
These are the few points as mentioned above which you should consider always before starting a new project with any consultant/individual/company.
Summary
An application which is not developed to be scalable will fail to retain users as it will not be able to offer a pleasant experience across multiple platforms and multiple devices as the app user base increases. Application scalability should be thought off well in advance rather than when the need may arise as prevention is always better than cure.
An application which is not developed to be scalable will fail to retain users as it will not be able to offer a pleasant experience across multiple platforms and multiple devices as the app user base increases. Application scalability should be thought off well in advance rather than when the need may arise as prevention is always better than cure.
Scalability is crucial for your app’s success. When your mobile or web app is scalable, it can accommodate growth, provide a good User Experience for new users, and give you a better ROI. If you want to serve thousands or even millions with your app, you need to plan for it from the beginning.
The ultimate purpose of scalability testing is to push the current app beyond its saturation point. Your team can then pinpoint that crucial moment, reverse engineer the problem, and make the app scalable and functional.
