# REL 7. How do you design your workload to adapt to changes in demand?
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A scalable workload provides elasticity to add or remove resources automatically so that they closely match the current demand at any given point in time.

**Topics**
+ [REL07-BP01 Use automation when obtaining or scaling resources](rel_adapt_to_changes_autoscale_adapt.md)
+ [REL07-BP02 Obtain resources upon detection of impairment to a workload](rel_adapt_to_changes_reactive_adapt_auto.md)
+ [REL07-BP03 Obtain resources upon detection that more resources are needed for a workload](rel_adapt_to_changes_proactive_adapt_auto.md)
+ [REL07-BP04 Load test your workload](rel_adapt_to_changes_load_tested_adapt.md)