Performance Benchmarking of Application Monitoring Frameworks

Performance Benchmarking of Application Monitoring Frameworks

Author: Jan Waller

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2014-12-19

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 3735778534

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Application-level monitoring of continuously operating software systems provides insights into their dynamic behavior, helping to maintain their performance and availability during runtime. Such monitoring may cause a significant runtime overhead to the monitored system, depending on the number and location of used instrumentation probes. In order to improve a system’s instrumentation and to reduce the caused monitoring overhead, it is necessary to know the performance impact of each probe. While many monitoring frameworks are claiming to have minimal impact on the performance, these claims are often not backed up with a detailed performance evaluation determining the actual cost of monitoring. Benchmarks can be used as an effective and affordable way for these evaluations. However, no benchmark specifically targeting the overhead of monitoring itself exists. Furthermore, no established benchmark engineering methodology exists that provides guidelines for the design, execution, and analysis of benchmarks. This thesis introduces a benchmark approach to measure the performance overhead of application-level monitoring frameworks. The core contributions of this approach are 1) a definition of common causes of monitoring overhead, 2) a general benchmark engineering methodology, 3) the MooBench micro-benchmark to measure and quantify causes of monitoring overhead, and 4) detailed performance evaluations of three different application-level monitoring frameworks. Extensive experiments demonstrate the feasibility and practicality of the approach and validate the benchmark results. The developed benchmark is available as open source software and the results of all experiments are available for download to facilitate further validation and replication of the results.


Knowledge Management and Acquisition for Intelligent Systems

Knowledge Management and Acquisition for Intelligent Systems

Author: Shiqing Wu

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-11-03

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 9819978556

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th Principle and Practice of Data and Knowledge Acquisition Workshop, PKAW 2023, held in conjunction with the 20th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence (PRICAI 2023), in November 2023, in Jakarta, Indonesia. The 9 full papers and 2 short papers included in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 28 initial submissions. They are organized in the topical section such as machine learning, natural language processing, and intelligent systems.


Site Reliability Engineering

Site Reliability Engineering

Author: Niall Richard Murphy

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2016-03-23

Total Pages: 552

ISBN-13: 1491951176

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The overwhelming majority of a software system’s lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large-scale computing systems? In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient—lessons directly applicable to your organization. This book is divided into four sections: Introduction—Learn what site reliability engineering is and why it differs from conventional IT industry practices Principles—Examine the patterns, behaviors, and areas of concern that influence the work of a site reliability engineer (SRE) Practices—Understand the theory and practice of an SRE’s day-to-day work: building and operating large distributed computing systems Management—Explore Google's best practices for training, communication, and meetings that your organization can use


The Art of Application Performance Testing

The Art of Application Performance Testing

Author: Ian Molyneaux

Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."

Published: 2009-01-23

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 0596555431

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This practical book provides a step-by-step approach to testing mission-critical applications for scalability and performance before they're deployed -- a vital topic to which other books devote one chapter, if that. Businesses today live and die by network applications and web services. Because of the increasing complexity of these programs, and the pressure to deploy them quickly, many professionals don't take the time to ensure that they'll perform well and scale effectively. The Art of Application Performance Testing explains the complete life cycle of the testing process, and demonstrates best practices to help you plan, gain approval for, coordinate, and conduct performance tests on your applications. With this book, you'll learn to: Set realistic performance testing goals Implement an effective application performance testing strategy Interpret performance test results Cope with different application technologies and architectures Use automated performance testing tools Test traditional local applications, web-based applications, and web services (SOAs) Recognize and resolves issues that are often overlooked in performance tests Written by a consultant with 30 years of experience in the IT industry and over 12 years experience with performance testing, this easy-to-read book is illustrated with real-world examples and packed with practical advice. The Art of Application Performance Testing thoroughly explains the pitfalls of an inadequate testing strategy and offers you a robust, structured approach for ensuring that your applications perform well and scale effectively when the need arises. "Ian has maintained a vendor-agnostic methodology beautifully in this material. The metrics and graphs, along with background information provided in his case studies, eloquently convey to the reader, 'Methodology above all, tools at your discretion...' Ian's expertise shines through throughout the entire reading experience."-- Matt St. Onge, Enterprise Solution Architect, HCL Technologies America / Teradyne


Unveiling the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)

Unveiling the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF)

Author: Thomas Marsland

Publisher: Packt Publishing Ltd

Published: 2024-04-30

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1805126121

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Gain an in-depth understanding of the NIST Risk Management Framework life cycle and leverage real-world examples to identify and manage risks Key Features Implement NIST RMF with step-by-step instructions for effective security operations Draw insights from case studies illustrating the application of RMF principles in diverse organizational environments Discover expert tips for fostering a strong security culture and collaboration between security teams and the business Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionThis comprehensive guide provides clear explanations, best practices, and real-world examples to help readers navigate the NIST Risk Management Framework (RMF) and develop practical skills for implementing it effectively. By the end, readers will be equipped to manage and mitigate cybersecurity risks within their organization. What you will learn Understand how to tailor the NIST Risk Management Framework to your organization's needs Come to grips with security controls and assessment procedures to maintain a robust security posture Explore cloud security with real-world examples to enhance detection and response capabilities Master compliance requirements and best practices with relevant regulations and industry standards Explore risk management strategies to prioritize security investments and resource allocation Develop robust incident response plans and analyze security incidents efficiently Who this book is for This book is for cybersecurity professionals, IT managers and executives, risk managers, and policymakers. Government officials in federal agencies, where adherence to NIST RMF is crucial, will find this resource especially useful for implementing and managing cybersecurity risks. A basic understanding of cybersecurity principles, especially risk management, and awareness of IT and network infrastructure is assumed.


Measuring Performance and Benchmarking Project Management at the Department of Energy

Measuring Performance and Benchmarking Project Management at the Department of Energy

Author: National Research Council

Publisher: National Academies Press

Published: 2005-08-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0309181763

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In 1997, Congress, in the conference report, H.R. 105-271, to the FY1998 Energy and Water Development Appropriation Bill, directed the National Research Council (NRC) to carry out a series of assessments of project management at the Department of Energy (DOE). The final report in that series noted that DOE lacked an objective set of measures for assessing project management quality. The department set up a committee to develop performance measures and benchmarking procedures and asked the NRC for assistance in this effort. This report presents information and guidance for use as a first step toward development of a viable methodology to suit DOE's needs. It provides a number of possible performance measures, an analysis of the benchmarking process, and a description ways to implement the measures and benchmarking process.


Inter-Domain Management

Inter-Domain Management

Author: Arosha K. Bandara

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-06-11

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 3540729852

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Autonomous Infrastructure, Management and Security, AIMS 2007, held in Oslo, Norway in June 2007. It covers scalable network management, inter-domain concepts, promises and ubiquitous management, autonomous infrastructure and security, management models, policy interactions, security management, logic and validation, and networks.


Water Services in Small Towns

Water Services in Small Towns

Author: Klaas Schwartz

Publisher: IWA Publishing

Published: 2019-05-15

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1789060605

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The importance of small towns is gaining increased recognition as a result of two developments. The first development concerns the possible role of small towns in migration flows and urbanization. Development of small towns, in the form of improved basic services and other amenities, has been promoted in order to abate the impact of urbanization on large urban centres and to alleviate service provision pressures in major urban centers, whilst stimulating rural economies and eventually prompting social transformations. The second development concerns the targets set by the SDGs in 2015. SDG6 requires countries to ensure universal and equitable water services by 2030. This inclusive target requires that the water services needs of small towns are considered in the expansion of sustainable and equitable water services. This book aims to contribute to the study of water services in small towns by critically examining different approaches and experiences of water supply in small towns. It brings together empirical testimonies of how the implementation of reductionist models and the perseverance of certain principles underlying these models in the water sector have yielded suboptimal results. Much remains to be done before achieving universal service coverage in small towns is likely. In order to do that, we should start speaking of small towns as a category on their own and continue the work in elaborating further what these are and how they work. In Focus – a book series that showcases the latest accomplishments in water research. Each book focuses on a specialist area with papers from top experts in the field. It aims to be a vehicle for in-depth understanding and inspire further conversations in the sector.


Efficient AI Solutions: Deploying Deep Learning with ONNX and CUDA

Efficient AI Solutions: Deploying Deep Learning with ONNX and CUDA

Author: Peter Jones

Publisher: Walzone Press

Published: 2024-10-15

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13:

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Unlock the full potential of deep learning with "Efficient AI Solutions: Deploying Deep Learning with ONNX and CUDA", your comprehensive guide to deploying high-performance AI models across diverse environments. This expertly crafted book navigates the intricate landscape of deep learning deployment, offering in-depth coverage of the pivotal technologies ONNX and CUDA. From optimizing and preparing models for deployment to leveraging accelerated computing for real-time inference, this book equips you with the essential knowledge to bring your deep learning projects to life. Dive into the nuances of model interoperability with ONNX, understand the architecture of CUDA for parallel computing, and explore advanced optimization techniques to enhance model performance. Whether you're deploying to the cloud, edge devices, or mobile platforms, "Efficient AI Solutions: Deploying Deep Learning with ONNX and CUDA" provides strategic insights into cross-platform deployment, ensuring your models achieve broad accessibility and optimal performance. Designed for data scientists, machine learning engineers, and software developers, this resource assumes a foundational understanding of deep learning, guiding readers through a seamless transition from training to production. Troubleshoot with ease and adopt best practices to stay ahead of deployment challenges. Prepare for the future of deep learning deployment with a closer look at emerging trends and technologies shaping the field. Embrace the future of AI with "Efficient AI Solutions: Deploying Deep Learning with ONNX and CUDA" — your pathway to deploying efficient, scalable, and robust deep learning models.