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# Why Infrastructure Forecasting Fails – Building a Self-Serve Forecasting Platform

Spreadsheet-driven infrastructure forecasting guarantees bloated budgets. Stop guessing your hardware requirements. Learn how translating business intent into compute needs radically shrinks planning cycles from months to weeks.

- **Speakers:** [Ankur Gupta](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@ankur-gupta)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 25, 2026
- **Duration:** 26:30
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100489-why-infrastructure-forecasting-fails-building-a-self-serve-forecasting-platform

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