Capacity planning determines whether your system has sufficient resources to handle current and future traffic, particularly under peak conditions. Load testing validates those estimates by generating controlled traffic at expected and above-expected levels to identify bottlenecks before they emerge in production. For CricketPulse, the critical capacity event is an IPL final — a predictable spike to 10–20x normal traffic that can be planned for if the system's throughput limits are known in advance.
Analogy🏏Cricket
🏏 Think of it like cricket: A batting coach who only reviews a batter's technique after a tournament has already ended. The batter has played 10 matches with a flawed grip — every run scored with bad technique is harder to unlearn than if the coach had corrected it in the first net session. Shifting security left is bringing the coach into the net sessions, not the post-tournament review.