BusinessObjects Enterprise XI

Enterprise System sizing involves the process of determining how many resources are required to support a given workload. As input in the sizing process we often have: • The number of users • A description or understanding of types and percentage of usage types (how many users are doing what • What frequency or how often users are interacting As output in the sizing process we want to understand: • The number of processors (CPUs) required to support a load • The amount of memory required to support a load • The appropriate configuration for a load type (number of services and where to put them) The General assumption through this document is that each main service or component can be assessed independently through its capacity to respond to simultaneous requests from users in a time period with a certain amount of hardware resources (CPU and Memory)