How to calculate bandwidth requirement

[m.roth at 5-cent.us]

> I think this is going to depend greatly on the maturity of your
> organization and could look like any of these:
>
> 1.  overprovision, hope for the best
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Remember that when you provision, you *must* plan for the max load you
expect, not for the median. And, a year down the line, is that still the
max you expect, or will that have grown?

So plan for the max traffic a year or two down the line. Three, you'll be
upgrading, probably.

       mark