diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-beam-samza/uc1-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-beam-samza/uc1-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
index 615511caf2840c5b43b149d0c82daed0e62e111d..08d86ad97fb283f63d6df75e2cfb4deb242e4d72 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-beam-samza/uc1-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc1-beam-samza/uc1-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,27 @@ spec:
       patchers:
         - type: "ReplicaPatcher"
           resource: "uc1-beam-samza-deployment.yaml"
+    - typeName: ThreadsAndPodResources
+      patchers:
+        - type: EnvVarPatcher
+          resource: uc1-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc1-beam-samza
+            variableName: SAMZA_JOB_CONTAINER_THREADS_POOL_SIZE
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc1-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc1-beam-samza
+            limitedResource: cpu
+            factor: 1000
+            format: m
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc1-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc1-beam-samza
+            limitedResource: memory
+            factor: 4
+            format: Gi
   loadTypes:
     - typeName: "NumSensors"
       patchers:
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-beam-samza/uc2-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-beam-samza/uc2-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
index c385df649ae9d333ae6319631a3211cf441b48e5..f179cec2c2e660c7cadd3f1dc82e0a18907a3413 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-beam-samza/uc2-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-beam-samza/uc2-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,27 @@ spec:
       patchers:
         - type: "ReplicaPatcher"
           resource: "uc2-beam-samza-deployment.yaml"
+    - typeName: ThreadsAndPodResources
+      patchers:
+        - type: EnvVarPatcher
+          resource: uc2-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc2-beam-samza
+            variableName: SAMZA_JOB_CONTAINER_THREADS_POOL_SIZE
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc2-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc2-beam-samza
+            limitedResource: cpu
+            factor: 1000
+            format: m
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc2-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc2-beam-samza
+            limitedResource: memory
+            factor: 4
+            format: Gi
   loadTypes:
     - typeName: "NumSensors"
       patchers:
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-beam-samza/uc3-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-beam-samza/uc3-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
index 6fde25874d9a0e23fab4b21ef927ba12920aab45..cc3af9f51a873487e9603f353c6ebf16b26e5613 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-beam-samza/uc3-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc3-beam-samza/uc3-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,27 @@ spec:
       patchers:
         - type: "ReplicaPatcher"
           resource: "uc3-beam-samza-deployment.yaml"
+    - typeName: ThreadsAndPodResources
+      patchers:
+        - type: EnvVarPatcher
+          resource: uc3-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc3-beam-samza
+            variableName: SAMZA_JOB_CONTAINER_THREADS_POOL_SIZE
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc3-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc3-beam-samza
+            limitedResource: cpu
+            factor: 1000
+            format: m
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc3-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc3-beam-samza
+            limitedResource: memory
+            factor: 4
+            format: Gi
   loadTypes:
     - typeName: "NumSensors"
       patchers:
diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-beam-samza/uc4-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-beam-samza/uc4-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
index b07976d82d70157d5f8ff1e7ecf498168f12a269..fcded561ea80c2c33ec63fdd18f374ca1a8dbcfc 100644
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-beam-samza/uc4-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
+++ b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc4-beam-samza/uc4-beam-samza-benchmark-operator.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,27 @@ spec:
       patchers:
         - type: "ReplicaPatcher"
           resource: "uc4-beam-samza-deployment.yaml"
+    - typeName: ThreadsAndPodResources
+      patchers:
+        - type: EnvVarPatcher
+          resource: uc4-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc4-beam-samza
+            variableName: SAMZA_JOB_CONTAINER_THREADS_POOL_SIZE
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc4-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc4-beam-samza
+            limitedResource: cpu
+            factor: 1000
+            format: m
+        - type: ResourceLimitPatcher
+          resource: uc4-beam-samza-deployment.yaml
+          properties:
+            container: uc4-beam-samza
+            limitedResource: memory
+            factor: 4
+            format: Gi
   loadTypes:
     - typeName: "NumNestedGroups"
       patchers: