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Content Delivery search feature scaling

The Content Delivery search feature can be scaled out in various ways, depending on your type of environment.

Dedicated IQ Combined Service

For a medium-load Cloud-based presentation website, one dedicated machine for both indexing and querying can prove to be sufficient and cost-effective.

Multi-instance full scale-out
Depending on your experience with indexing and querying performance on a fully scaled-out system, you may need to conduct a cost-benefit analysis to see if setting up a load-balanced system is worth your while. A load-balanced system might involve any or all of the following: