PR.IR-04.270
Does your organization have a documented capacity planning process that forecasts future resource needs and scales infrastructure accordingly?
Explanation
Effective capacity planning ensures that IT resources (servers, storage, network bandwidth, etc.) can meet both current and anticipated future demands without service disruptions or performance degradation. This process should include regular monitoring of resource utilization, trend analysis, and proactive scaling based on business growth projections and technology changes. Evidence could include capacity planning documentation, resource utilization reports with forecasting models, meeting minutes from capacity review sessions, or infrastructure scaling plans that show how resources will be adjusted based on projected needs. Cloud environment auto-scaling policies and thresholds would also serve as relevant evidence.
Implementation Example
Forecast future needs, and scale resources accordingly
ID: PR.IR-04.270
Context
- Function
- PR: PROTECT
- Category
- PR.IR: Technology Infrastructure Resilience
- Sub-Category
- Adequate resource capacity to ensure availability is maintained

