# EUCPERF10-BP05 Tune application performance where possible to optimize compute resource usage
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 To provide the optimal access to compute resource for your applications, consider tuning the performance of applications or software where possible to reduce their compute resource utilization. 

 **Level of risk exposed if this best practice is not established:** Low 

## Implementation guidance
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 By reducing the compute resource utilization for software used to provide non-end user facing functionality, such as security agents, additional resources are made available to benefit the applications users interact with. The disabling of non-essential functionality within software can yield a performance benefit for end user software.