Configuring for Performance

Configuring your environment for performance requires that you truly understand your applications and how your users will interact with the applications. How many times have you heard administrators tell the tale that an application worked great in the lab, but when it was deployed to production, it crashed? Sound familiar? I hope not! Performing adequate testing beforehand should be a requirement before you purchase production hardware.

You should consider a few scenarios when configuring your servers. First, you need to know some basic information, such as the following:

  • How many users do you expect to use your application?

  • At peak usage, how many concurrent users do you expect?

  • Where are your users based—are they on ...

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