Computer Performance Evaluation by Michael F. Morris;Paul F. Roth Van Nostrand Reinhold 1982
Title: Computer Performance Evaluation: Tools and Techniques for Effective Analysis
Author: Michael F. Morris;Paul F. Roth
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1982
Edition: First Edition
ISBN: 9780442803254
Size: 6 x 9 * 260 pages including index
Synopsis: From the jacket: One of the most reliable ways to improve a computer's efficiency and productivity is by incorporating computer performance evalua- tion (CPE) techniques into the system's op eration. All CPE techniques, applications and tools from the most widely used to the newest and most innovative - are explored in this easy-to-read book for computer system managers and technicians interested in system performance.
Never before has so much CPE information been compiled in one convenient volume. Computer Performance Evaluation provides a guide on everything from the initial step of setting realistic CPE goals, to all of the decisions and processes involved in reaching them. It goes through every phase of a com- puter system's life cycle - procurement, installation, operation, and transition - examining how, when, and where to implement CPE in each one. Even the final, significant managerial reporting tasks relevant to CPE projects are explained here. And all of the practical application-oriented steps covered are based on the author's experiences in hundreds of real computer installations ranging from very small minicomputers through some of the world's largest and most complex installations.
The most valuable feature of this handbook is its detailed examination of CPE tools - their best uses for a wide range of applications and their individual strengths and weaknesses. All types of computer resource accounting tools are discussed, including those used for operations, billing information, and system and comprehensive accounting packages. There is a complete discussion of such software monitors and program optimizers as application program, control program, and equipment usage analyzers. The authors also examine benchmarking techniques as well as basic, mapping, and intelligent hardware monitors. Many helpful charts offer instant facts, among them the "22 common sense rules for connection and use of hardware monitors." The authors also focus on predictive CPE techniques such as simulation and modeling that can be used where performance measurements aren't available or when a system of interest doesn't exist. New uses of analytic models and software physics techniques in CPE projects are also clearly discussed here.
Now that computer technology's growth and complexity have made prudent manage ment extremely difficult, system managers need the helpful information in Computer Performance Evaluation more than ever, it enables them to improve performance no matter how simple or complex the computer system is that they manage.
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