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What is the difference between server capacity and workload?
Shishir
Mar 3, 2024
Some API may need more time to process than others, so I can see how servers can have differing workloads, but wouldn't that have a direct impact on the server's capacity? Is it fair to say that these are essentially the same metric since they are directly related to each other? I'm relatively new to system design, so please let me know if I'm missing some key difference here. Thanks!
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Design Gurusa year ago
Server Capacity is the measure of the maximum capability of your server. It is like the number of pizzas your restaurant can make in an hour. It includes factors like CPU power, memory, storage, network bandwidth, etc.
Workload represents the demands placed on ...