376 Pages
by
Auerbach Publications
376 Pages
by
Auerbach Publications
376 Pages
by
Auerbach Publications
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Performance Assurance for IT Systems emphasizes the importance of addressing performance and technology-related issues from the beginning of the planning process, at the feasibility and bid stages. It promotes the concept of Performance Assurance throughout the entire system lifecycle, covering technology, relevant processes, and people-related topics. This accessible, jargon-free book shows how... Read more
INDIVIDUAL AREAS OF INTEREST. Preparing for the challenge. Caveat emptor. Lies, damned lies, and benchmarks. Non-functional requirements and solutions. Hardware sizing: The crystal ball gazing act. Bid logistics. Designing for performance, scalability, and resilience. Awareness of queues. Non-functional acceptance. Post-production. Softer issues. So what? TECHNOLOGY FOUNDATION. Introduction to technology tasters. Operating systems. CPU basics. Memory. Hard disk basics. Server infrastructure. Multiprocessors (shared memory). Hard disk: Fibre Channel, SAN and NAS. File access basics. Relational database basics. Back-end server clusters. Network basics. Firewalls. Server load balancing. Web server and cache server. LDAP server. Modern server-side development technologies.
Biography
Brian King
