PFLB Service

Capacity planning

We help clients deliver high-performance information systems and tackle ambitious business scaling challenges.

Reduce the risk of failed rollouts
Minimize the chances of slowdowns
Prevent unforeseen business disruptions due to technical issues
Facilitate successful execution of business plans

Ask yourself

Can my current system, at both the software and hardware levels, support the required business growth rates?

How will the system respond if our business experiences two, three, or tenfold growth this year?
What can we anticipate regarding changes in system load after a rollout?

Get the answers

The most effective approach to have these questions answered is through capacity planning and development of a capacity plan.

Create capacity plan

Developing a comprehensive capacity plan is the first step in ensuring that your business can effectively scale to meet its demands.

This plan will serve as a roadmap for aligning your resources with your growth objectives, helping you avoid potential performance bottlenecks and disruptions.

Implement the process

It is essential to establish a dedicated team within your organization tasked with overseeing the implementation of this capacity plan.
This team will be responsible for ensuring that your business maintains the necessary productivity levels to support its growth trajectory.

Additionally, they will continuously evaluate the relevance and effectiveness of the capacity plan, making adjustments as needed to keep pace with your evolving business needs.

Learn more about the process

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Strategic planning

We gather insights into your business’s growth projections and expansion plans.
02

Performance testing

We conduct rigorous load testing to assess the system’s current capabilities.
03

Capacity planning

We develop a comprehensive capacity plan that predicts when existing performance levels might fall short.
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Ongoing monitoring

We establish a continuous capacity planning process to proactively address any performance limitations, ensuring consistent system efficiency.
Ready to grow?
Plan for success: optimize your resources with our capacity planning service
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See what we could achieve

Confidence in system readiness for business growth
Elimination of unexpected expenses and profit loss
Unlimited business scaling
Sustained performance levels with each new release
Igor Dorovskih – Software&Technology <img data-lazyloaded=" width="150" height="auto">

PFLB has been Tinder’s load testing provider for over 5 years, and it is a true pleasure working with them. They managed the entire performance engineering process for our app releases, helping us fix tons of performance issues. I highly recommend PFLB as a reliable vendor.

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Leon Kopelev – Biotech <img data-lazyloaded=" width="150" height="auto">

PFLB’s testing team helped us successfully complete the FDA regulations with a great test coverage for the computer system validation (CSV) process at Illumina. I highly recommend Yuri Kovalov and his team—they’re top-notch professionals in performance and load testing.

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Alexander Makarov – Software&Technology <img data-lazyloaded=" width="150" height="auto">

We smoothly moved over 30 JMeter projects to PFLB, and it’s been a total game changer. It’s given our team of 50+ remote performance engineers the ability to handle large-scale load tests every day with real ease.

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Mason Sharp – Software&Technology <img data-lazyloaded=" width="150" height="auto">

PFLB did benchmarking tests on our database storage engine under standard and uncommon conditions, using specialized tools. Their analysis gave us valuable insights and recommendations to boost our product’s performance. I highly recommend PFLB to anyone looking for an expert performance testing company.

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Rick Retzko – E-learning <img data-lazyloaded=" width="150" height="auto">

PFLB was willing to work with a very small solopreneur without an enormous investment in capital. Their prices were reasonable and provided me with notable improvements to my php performance.

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Steve Opel – Oil&Gas <img data-lazyloaded=" width="150" height="auto">

It was a pleasure working with PFLB, and I’d recommend them for performance testing. They quickly got up to speed with our complex software architecture and were super productive in setting up our load test environment in the cloud. They were really dedicated to improving our product with their strong expertise in performance optimization.

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Bob Burke – E-learning <img data-lazyloaded=" width="150" height="auto">

I was highly satisfied working with PFLB. They’re a fantastic one-stop shop for software performance, with everything you need—their platform and skilled engineers. I’ve used them three times to load test the College Board software before big updates, and it all went smoothly. Plus, I love that they store all the testing data, so we can track performance capacity over time.

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Hire the best team possible

400+ in-house engineers
Meet our performance testing team

Collaborating with us grants you access to our extensive global performance engineering knowledge base, fortified by our team of over 400 in-house engineers worldwide.

This repository encompasses a wide range of technological insights and industry expertise.

Vik
Vik

Product manager
Cloud

Boris
Boris

Principal performance engineer

Yuri
Yuri

CEO

Alex
Alex

Technical writer

Alima
Alima

Project manager & Scrum master

Andrew
Andrew

Senior back-end developer

Serg
Serg

Senior front-end developer

Vale
Vale

Senior back-end developer

Vlad
Vlad

QA engineer

Vik
Vik

Product manager
Cloud

Boris
Boris

Principal performance engineer

Yuri
Yuri

CEO

Alex
Alex

Technical writer

Alima
Alima

Project manager & Scrum master

Andrew
Andrew

Senior back-end developer

Serg
Serg

Senior front-end developer

Vale
Vale

Senior back-end developer

Vlad
Vlad

QA engineer

Maximize efficiency, minimize costs
Find out how to do it with our capacity planning service
Get a quote You’ll hear back from our tech account manager in one day if not sooner.

What else we could help with

Furthermore, we provide assistance with various tasks beyond performance testing.
Whether you need help conducting performance analysis,
planning system capacity, or comparing your product’s performance with others, we are there for you.

Performance and load testing

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Mitigate software risks under load, discover peak performance, optimize resource usage, and identify bottlenecks for enhanced performance.

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Performance benchmarking

02

Evaluate system efficiency under varied conditions. Measure response times, resource usage, and bottlenecks for optimal operation under peak loads.

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Test data management

03

Enhance business productivity through crafting, securing, and controlling datasets for efficient software testing. Ensure security, compatibility, and optimization in handling data.

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Performance analysis

04

Reduce crash risks, uncover peak performance, determine hardware needs, and identify bottlenecks for optimal performance.

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