# Capacity Increase without Distribution

> The ability to raise capacity by enlarging a single machine rather than adding more machines.

Record: `lexicon:capacity-increase-without-distribution`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-capacity-increase-without-distribution

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Bottleneck Detection](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/bottleneck-detection.md) and before [Comparative Analysis](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/comparative-analysis.md).

## Category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## Enabled by

- [Vertical Scaling](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/vertical-scaling.md)

## Linked from

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/ontology/principles/architecture-category-scalability-performance-optimization.md)