Use workload evidence to compare capacity options
IBM Power capacity planning is an MMC enquiry for turning historical performance and expected demand into a reviewable infrastructure recommendation. The objective is not simply reducing average utilisation. A business may need to meet a batch deadline, absorb a seasonal peak or preserve performance during an agreed maintenance or recovery condition.
Gather representative observations and identify missing periods before sizing. Record platform configuration, partition or workload boundaries, application growth assumptions and service objectives. Confirm the tools and versions used for analysis, including any Fortra performance-planning components proposed in the engagement.
Document the assumptions behind a recommendation
Compare ordinary and peak conditions, then separate measured behaviour from forecast demand. Test whether the proposed interpretation explains a known service problem before extrapolating it into a hardware purchase. Recommendations should state constraints, confidence and which additional measurements could change the conclusion.
For UAE organisations with month-end, overnight or regional processing, include the actual business calendar and concurrent workloads. Handover should contain the evidence period, definitions, options and decision inputs. MMC can scope analysis and planning deliverables; final hardware engineering, commercial pricing and guaranteed application performance require their own validation and agreement.
Evidence to request for this scope
- Confirm that collected periods represent relevant peaks and important concurrent workloads.
- Document growth, resilience and service-objective assumptions separately from measured data.
- Compare recommendations with application-owner observations and identify validation needed before procurement.