Recall the core questions that turn a capacity concern into a usable plan.
What is the first question in a capacity review? What demand driver is changing, in what window, and for which request class? Capacity starts with demand shape, not with infrastructure inventory. Resource ask vs. capacity intent Intent creates room for better allocation choices. Finance says: average utilization is low, so cut capacity. Use when headroom may be protecting a peak or failure mode. Your line Let's split this into baseline, SLO headroom, burst buffer, and waste before deciding what to cut. Defending all idle capacity as reliability spend makes real waste harder to remove. It protects useful headroom while inviting…
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