Question

Which of the following is a critical step in capacity planning?

(a) Predict the future based on historical trends and other factors

(b) Load the system until it is overloaded

(c) Deploy or tear down resources to meet your predictions

(d) All of the mentioned

This question was posed to me during an interview.

This intriguing question originated from Capacity Planning topic in division Abstraction and Virtualization Layer and Capacity Planning of Cloud Computing

Answer 1

The correct choice is (b) Load the system until it is overloaded

Easy explanation: Knowing when systems fail under load and what factor(s) is responsible for the failure is the critical step in capacity planning.