Yes. Gather data (including costs, actual usage, projected growth, and usage spikes), and write up a concrete proposal with well-thought-out alternatives (including keeping the status quo). Include engineering time when comparing costs.
Make it a discussion of tradeoffs, and go in willing to compromise and commit.
Yes. Gather data (including costs, actual usage, projected growth, and usage spikes), and write up a concrete proposal with well-thought-out alternatives (including keeping the status quo). Include engineering time when comparing costs.
Make it a discussion of tradeoffs, and go in willing to compromise and commit.
Every other company does this. All the time they overestimate