ECO-ARC-ARCH-011 — Excessive replica counts¶

Category: Architecture (ARC)
Family: Architecture (ARCH)
Layer: Architecture
Tier: 3
Severity: warning
Tags: replicas, rightsizing
Legacy ID: ECO-ARCH-011

Summary¶

Too many replicas increase baseline waste.

Replica counts often drift upward and never return.

{
  "confidence": 0.6,
  "notes": "Validate against SLOs.",
  "type": "cost"
}

{
  "languages": [
    "infra"
  ],
  "method": "trace"
}

{
  "guidance": "Reduce replicas and add autoscaling with guardrails.",
  "tradeoffs": "Risk if SLOs not defined."
}

{
  "system_layers": [
    "architecture"
  ]
}