What is Scalability?
Scalability is the ability of a system, network or process to handle growing amounts of work by adding resources – in building automation meaning the architecture can accommodate more sensors, buildings and users without fundamental redesign.
Technical Definition: The ability of a system, network or process to handle growing amounts of work by adding resources. In building automation and IoT, scalability means the architecture can accommodate more sensors, more buildings and more users without fundamental redesign.
Why it matters: A system that works for one building but fails at one hundred is not scalable. Poor scalability forces costly re-architecture at exactly the moment when the project has proven its value and the organisation wants to expand.
HubMind’s view: We design for scalability from the start. This means choosing architectures and protocols – MQTT, Unified Namespace – that are proven to scale from single buildings to large facility portfolios.
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