When your business/community/etc is 10x the size it is today, it's unlikely that usage patterns and use cases will be the same. Rather, they are likely to shift as you grow.
Simply firing 10x today's load at the system is one way to find out today's bottlenecks, but may be ineffective at finding tomorrow's bottlenecks. That doesn't mean it's not worth doing, but it needs to be done with care.
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Be careful with load testing.
When your business/community/etc is 10x the size it is today, it's unlikely that usage patterns and use cases will be the same. Rather, they are likely to shift as you grow.
Simply firing 10x today's load at the system is one way to find out today's bottlenecks, but may be ineffective at finding tomorrow's bottlenecks. That doesn't mean it's not worth doing, but it needs to be done with care.