Software performance and scalability : a quantitative approach / Henry H. Liu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liu, Henry H.

Series:

Quantitative software engineering series.

Quantitative software engineering series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer software--Development.

Computer software.

System design.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2009.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Praise from the Reviewers: ""The practicality of the subject in a real-world situation distinguishes this book from others available on the market.""-Professor Behrouz Far, University of Calgary ""This book could replace the computer organization texts now in use that every CS and CpE student must take. . . . It is much needed, well written, and thoughtful.""-Professor Larry Bernstein, Stevens Institute of Technology A distinctive, educational text onsoftware performance and scalability This is the first book to take a quantitative approach to the su

Contents:

Software Performance and Scalability; Contents; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction; Performance versus Scalability; PART 1 THE BASICS; 1. Hardware Platform; 2. Software Platform; 3. Testing Software Performance and Scalability; PART 2 APPLYING QUEUING THEORY; 4. Introduction to Queuing Theory; 5. Case Study I: Queuing Theory Applied to SOA; 6. Case Study II: Queuing Theory Applied to Optimizing and Tuning Software Performance and Scalability; PART 3 APPLYING API PROFILING; 7. Defining API Profiling Framework; 8. Enabling API Profiling Framework; 9. Implementing API Profiling Framework

10. Case Study: Applying API Profiling to Solving Software Performance and Scalability ChallengesAPPENDIX A STOCHASTIC EQUILIBRIUM AND ERGODICITY; A.1 Basic Concepts; A.2 Classification of Random Processes; A.3 Discrete-Time Markov Chains; A.4 Continuous-Time Markov Chains; A.5 Stochastic Equilibrium and Ergodicity; A.6 Birth-Death Chains; APPENDIX B MEMORYLESS PROPERTY OF THE EXPONENTIAL DISTRIBUTION; APPENDIX C M/M/1 QUEUES AT STEADY STATE; C.1 Review of Birth-Death Chains; C.2 Utilization and Throughput; C.3 Average Queue Length in the System; C.4 Average System Time; C.5 Average Wait Time

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612237447

9781118211311

1118211316

9781282237445

1282237446

9780470465394

0470465395

9780470465387

0470465387

OCLC:

441891891