Planning for traffic spikes

Measure normal workload first, identify the real bottleneck, leave reasonable headroom, and scale the resource that constrains the application instead of blindly buying a larger server.

Start with the workload

Infrastructure decisions work best when they begin with application requirements rather than product labels. Consider compute, memory, storage behavior, bandwidth, availability requirements and the amount of operational control your team needs.

Plan for operations, not only launch day

Backups, monitoring, access control, support workflows and growth paths matter just as much as the initial specifications. A good platform makes those ongoing tasks easier to understand and manage.