# Large Dataset Scaling

> The ability to grow storage and throughput by spreading a dataset across many shards.

Record: `lexicon:large-dataset-scaling`
Kind: capability
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lexicon-large-dataset-scaling

Listed in [Lexicon terms](https://banes-lab.com/api/records/lexicon.md), after [Growth Handling](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/growth-handling.md) and before [Latency Reduction](https://banes-lab.com/records/lexicon/latency-reduction.md).

## Category

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

## Enabled by

- [Sharding](https://banes-lab.com/records/architecture/sharding.md)

## Linked from

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