diff --git a/deploy/azure/autoscaling.yml b/deploy/azure/autoscaling.yml
index e208d943..8bab90f4 100644
--- a/deploy/azure/autoscaling.yml
+++ b/deploy/azure/autoscaling.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ spec:
     - type: Resource
       resource:
         name: cpu
-        targetAverageUtilization: 60
+        targetAverageUtilization: 70
 ---
 apiVersion: autoscaling/v2beta1
 kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ spec:
     - type: Resource
       resource:
         name: cpu
-        targetAverageUtilization: 60
+        targetAverageUtilization: 70
diff --git a/deploy/azure/azure.yml b/deploy/azure/azure.yml
index 81612d5d..7feb0823 100644
--- a/deploy/azure/azure.yml
+++ b/deploy/azure/azure.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: atst
           image: $CONTAINER_IMAGE
+          env:
+            - name: UWSGI_PROCESSES
+              value: "4"
+            - name: UWSGI_THREADS
+              value: "2"
+            - name: UWSGI_ENABLE_THREADS
+              value: "1"
           envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: atst-envvars
@@ -50,11 +57,11 @@ spec:
               mountPath: "/config"
           resources:
             requests:
-              memory: 200Mi
-              cpu: 400m
+              memory: 400Mi
+              cpu: 1200m
             limits:
-              memory: 200Mi
-              cpu: 400m
+              memory: 400Mi
+              cpu: 1200m
         - name: nginx
           image: nginx:alpine
           ports:
@@ -86,10 +93,10 @@ spec:
           resources:
             requests:
               memory: 20Mi
-              cpu: 10m
+              cpu: 100m
             limits:
               memory: 20Mi
-              cpu: 10m
+              cpu: 100m
       volumes:
         - name: nginx-client-ca-bundle
           configMap: