How to trace performance bottlenecks to the line of code

How to Trace Performance Bottlenecks to the Line of Code Optimal performance is a key requirement for today's mission-critical business applications, which have become more and more complex as trends like Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and Enterprise Application Integrations (EAI) become more prevalent. However, load testing solutions alone have failed to ensure that applications will meet their performance goals in time before deployment. The key today is to enable clear communications and automation in solving problems by identifying, isolating and helping to resolve performance and stability issues that occur.   The Five Imperatives of Business Service Automation Business Service Automation (BSA) is a comprehensive approach to unifying and standardizing the work of IT. Enabling IT to manage the entire service infrastructure, from automating change and compliance to provisioning new business services, BSA also reaches outside the data center by linking control of the end-point to the underlying infrastructure. A successful BSA solution must include runtime visibility and control over the data center in order to properly manage the complexity and interdependencies of the business service it offers.   The New Information Agenda: Do You Have One? The lack of trusted information -- information that is accurate, timely and relevant -- is on the minds of CEOs and senior executives around the world. The cost and complexity of managing increasing volumes of data and content, combined with the need to provide trusted information to every user for every transaction, is driving CIOs to rethink their approach to information delivery. What's required is a paradigm shift from siloed, organizational information fiefdoms to the design and deployment of an enterprise-wide information infrastructure. Without it, companies will continue to struggle reaching the ultimate goal of optimizing business through advanced use of information.   Cut Bandwith Use by 60-95% with Wide Area Data Services Much has been written about wide area data services (WDS) and its ability to improve productivity and collaboration across the enterprise. Particularly in difficult economic times, many organizations are evaluating various cost-cutting initiatives in order to weather the storm. However, enterprises need to be careful to pursue cost cutting measures that won't negatively impact day-to-day operations or contain long term growth.   Open Source Security Myth Busters: Five Things You Should Know Open Source Software (OSS) is computer software whose source code is available to the general public. In the security space, this means that if possible problems are found, they can be quickly addressed and altered to adapt. When choosing between proprietary and open source security solutions, many organizations are misled by open source myths. As a result, they ask the wrong questions when evaluating their options and unnecessarily limit their IT solutions.   8 Tips for Disk Management and Defragmentation To determine fragmentation's impact on a disk subsystem, you can employ performance monitoring technologies. Performance monitoring for purposes of determining event-based change (such as defragmentation) requires proper before (baseline) and after comparisons. No other changes, such as adding new hardware, can be introduced during the test periods. The periods measured must cover, to the degree possible, the same work load. eNewsletter Information: You are receiving this e-mail because you are a loyal subscriber to the Web Buyer's Guide Member Update with the e-mail address ignoble.experiment@arconati.us. If you no longer wish to receive Web Buyer's Guide Member Update, unsubscribe here. Copyright © 2008 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy