Summary
This white paper outlines the process of capacity planning for organizations managing hardware resources to support applications and services. It emphasizes the importance of understanding current system utilization and identifying usage patterns to predict future capacity needs. The document discusses strategies for maximizing resource efficiency, such as scheduling workloads during off-peak hours and implementing easy process changes to reduce unnecessary resource consumption. It also highlights the need for organizations to account for seasonal or event-driven activity that may impact resource demand. By analyzing current usage metrics and collaborating with teams to understand future plans, organizations can effectively forecast their resource requirements. The white paper provides a framework for evaluating risk tolerance and planning targeted resource growth to ensure systems remain healthy and capable of handling increased demand without performance degradation or outages. The focus is particularly on infrastructure for developer productivity tooling, including Continuous Integration systems.
