Analyzing Computer System Performance with Perl::PDQ

• Main Author: Gunther, Neil J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Computer science.; Computer system failures.; Software engineering.; Operating systems (Computers).; Management information systems.; Computer Science.; Software Engineering.; System Performance and Evaluation.; Operating Systems.; Management of Computing and Information Systems.

To solve performance problems in modern computing infrastructures, often comprising thousands of servers running hundreds of applications, spanning multiple tiers, you need tools that go beyond mere reporting. You need tools that enable performance analysis of application workflow across the entire...

Table of Contents:

• Part I Preliminary Concepts
• Why Queues Rule Performance Analysis
• Measurement Tools and Techniques
• Time - The Zeroth Performance Metric
• Part II Basic Queueing Theory for PDQ
• Getting the Jump on Queueing
• Queueing Systems for Computer Systems
• Linux Load Average
• Performance Bounds and Log Jams
• Part III Practical Application of PDQ
• Pretty Damn Quick|A Slow Introduction
• Multicomputer Analysis with PDQ
• How to Scale an Elephant with PDQ
• Client/Server Analysis with PDQ
• Web Application Analysis with PDQ
• Virtual Machine Analysis with PDQ
• Part IV Appendices
• Thanks for No Memories
• Compendium of Queueing Equations
• Units and Abbreviations
• Perl PDQ Manual
• Solutions to Selected Exercises.