# Hard Resource Ceiling

> A fixed upper bound on a single machine's resources that caps how far vertical scaling can go.

Record: `lexicon:hard-resource-ceiling`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-hard-resource-ceiling

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Guesswork](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/guesswork.md) and before [Inefficient Algorithm Choice](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/inefficient-algorithm-choice.md).

## Category

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

## Negated 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)