# Fixed Provisioning

> Allocating a static amount of capacity regardless of demand, so the system is either starved or wasteful.

Record: `lex:fixed-provisioning`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Performance Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/performance-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-fixed-provisioning

## category

- [Scalability / Performance / Optimization](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/scalability-performance-optimization.md)

## referenced-by

- [Elasticity](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/elasticity.md)