The Pith of Performance

Virtualization is about creating illusions (see Chapter 7 in Guerrilla Capacity Planning ). However, vendors need to recognize that virtual...

When we come to discuss queueing models in my training classes , I emphasize the fact that my approach to the subject comes from wanting to ...

In an opinion piece in this month's CMG MeasureIT e-zine, I examine what is possibly going on behind the joint IBM-Intel announcement a...

Suppose you want to assess the scalability of a web application based on measurements from a test rig using a load-test tool like LR , WAS ...

For those of you concerned with ORACLE 10g performance, there are a couple of books by ORACLE oracles that you might find useful; especial...

MIT researchers are exploring a way to make parallel programming easier in order to take full advantage of the computing potential available...

For all you Python fans, I've updated the PyDQ web page with more online examples to get you started. For example, the communications ...