Scalable
The Content Cortex components support enterprise-level scalability with a multitier, distributed architecture. In particular, in order to accommodate various scalability needs, Content Cortex offers both vertical and horizontal scalability solutions. The vertical scalability of a server can be defined as its ability to handle additional workload by the addition of a proportional amount of processing power. Horizontally scalable systems can handle additional workload by increasing the size of the cluster as the workload increases.
The following list describes some highlights of how Content Cortex is scalable:
- Content Platform Engine can be clustered (scaled horizontally) to support increased workload requirements.
- Content Platform Engine can be scaled vertically by either running multiple instances on a single box, or by configuring a single instance to use system resources.
- Database software can be remotely configured to run on a separate
machine, which offers several benefits:
- The customer has maximal control over the way resources are allocated between the application and the database.
- The database can be located on a system that is dedicated, tuned for the RDBMS, and separately managed by a database administrator.
- Separation from the database permits application servers such as Content Platform Engine to be clustered.
- Services that access a content object store can be distributed across any number of machines to handle heavy user access.
- Multiple object stores can be distributed across databases and machines, allowing the same system to service multiple applications.
- Users can access content that has been distributed across different object stores by using cross-object store (that is, federated) search.
- Web sites can be easily deployed to multiple targets for handling large numbers of users.
The following diagram shows how a Content Cortex system could be clustered.
