What Metrics Indicate I Need to Scale Resources?

Use objective resource thresholds and trend analysis before users feel performance degradation.

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Capacity Signals

Scale proactively when sustained pressure is visible.

Recommended workflow

High sustained CPU utilization during normal traffic windows.
Frequent memory exhaustion or swap usage spikes.
Increasing response time under stable traffic baseline.
Queue backlog growth for worker/background jobs.

Scaling Strategy

Choose vertical or horizontal scale based on workload architecture.

Recommended workflow

Increase CPU/RAM for monolithic workloads first.
Distribute read-heavy components where architecture allows.
Load test after scaling to confirm bottleneck resolution.