Complex systems, such as those comprising processing, data storage, and communication resources for processing a plurality of communication and data processing events and types of events, are often caught unaware of outside events or how to respond to such outside events. Providing a system that self-configures in response to external events enables such systems to be proactive in their operations to address increased activity and/or types of activity in response to an external event. The system then self-evaluates, which may identify overages or shortfalls, such that the system self-learns and response more appropriately over time.