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Capacity testing is complementary to load testing and it
determines your server’s ultimate failure point, whereas load testing monitors
results at various levels of load and traffic patterns. You perform capacity testing
in conjunction with capacity planning. You use capacity planning to plan for
future growth, such as an increased user base or increased volume of data. For
example, to accommodate future loads you need to know how many additional
resources (such as CPU, RAM, disk space, or network bandwidth) are necessary
to support future usage levels. Capacity testing helps you identify a scaling
strategy to determine whether you should scale up or scale out. |
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