System and method for look ahead caching of personalized web content for portals

The present invention is a method and system for look ahead caching of personalized web content based upon resource capability. Personalized web content may be delivered to a cache before the web pages are accessed by the user by optimally using the application systems CPU cycles or optionally off-loading the caching to an external system. The system and method of the present invention may employ a resource manager to monitor server usage and off-load the caching process to another dedicated system that may be currently under utilized, while making use of the time period between server response and the actual time the response is seen by the user (network time) and the user think time available for the server.