Anaplan Scalability
əˈnaplan ˌskāləˈbilitē

-noun

1. a multi-dimensional business modeling platform in the cloud
2. simple-to-use pre-configured apps that solve complex problems

Origin:

2010

Spreadsheet Scalability
əˈnaplan ˌskāləˈbilitē

-noun

1. a two-dimensional desktop productivity tool, ideal for managing rows and columns
2. a tangled nightmare of macros, versions, VLOOKUPS, and countless silos

Origin:

1980

Scalability is the ability to expand in terms of data volumes, number of users, and number of apps without any degradation of performance. Let’s take the desktop spreadsheet as an example of not scaling – it ceases to function normally when the template expands beyond 3 dimensions, when data volumes exceed 500,000 cells, when more than 500 formulae are required, or when more than 2 people need to share the data. Anaplan’s second-generation multi-dimensional database is designed to host 100,000s of complex apps for millions of users. That’s scalability.