# Balancing resources
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 **MIDACOST05: How do you balance resource provisioning to optimize costs while meeting manufacturing demands?** 

 Balancing resource provisioning in industrial settings requires implementing strategies that can handle variable workloads common in manufacturing. This involves using buffering and throttling approaches to manage data surges from production lines and equipment sensors, as well as implementing dynamic resource provisioning that aligns with production schedules and utilization patterns. The goal is to optimize costs while verifying that critical manufacturing operations remain unaffected. 

**Topics**
+ [MIDACOST05-BP01 Implement a buffering or throttling approach](midacost05-bp01.md)
+ [MIDACOST05-BP02 Implement dynamic resource provisioning](midacost05-bp02.md)