DrupalCon Amsterdam 2019:How to lower the costs of your Drupal Site's resources and plan...

In this session, Ricardo Amaro addresses key challenges in launching a Drupal site, focusing on the importance of effective capacity planning. By examining real-world scenarios, he emphasizes the necessity of anticipating resource needs to meet user demand and avoid unexpected traffic surges. The talk draws parallels between managing a supermarket's cashier schedule and server instances, illustrating the delicate balance between cost efficiency and user satisfaction. Amaro also shares insights from his book "Seeking SRE," particularly on leveraging machine learning for forecasting and automating resource management in Site Reliability Engineering.