In this chapter, we have learned how to measure and optimize database performance through the use of simple measurement techniques such as query optimization. Also, we have seen how to use advanced database benchmarking tools such as DBT2 and SysBench.
In the next chapter, we will see how to use modern SQL techniques in order to optimize very complex SQL queries.
Get Mastering The Faster Web with PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
Get Mark Richards’s Software Architecture Patterns ebook to better understand how to design components—and how they should interact.
Dive in for free with a 10-day trial of the O’Reilly learning platform—then explore all the other resources our members count on to build skills and solve problems every day.
Start your free trial Become a member now