When to Ditch the Servers

How to know when to say "when" to adding more servers:

1. Response times poor. And they don't improve with the addition of another server because of network bottlenecks.
2. More hardware failures. They happen so frequently that users can't get access to applications.
3. Inaccurate data. Different databases used by applications can't be synchronized fast enough or frequently enough
4. Cost exceeds gain. Labor and software licenses for administration, security and monitoring cost more than you're making.