Copy of Examples of Resource Estimation

Introduction

Now that we have set the foundation for resource estimation let’s make use of our background knowledge to estimate resources like servers, storage, and bandwidth. Below, we consider a scenario and a service, make assumptions, and based on those assumptions, we will make estimations. Let’s jump right in.

Number of servers required

Let’s make the following assumptions about a service.

Assumptions:

• There are 500M Daily Active Users (DAU).
• A single user makes 20 requests per day on average.
• Recall that a single server can handle 8000 RPS.