For those running Java applications or services, the Windows Performance Monitor (WPM) contains a treasure trove of valuable information—see Figure 1. There are hundreds (or thousands) of performance ...

I'm working on setting up some environments for performance testing (LAMP server load tests). In the past when doing performance testing in Windows, I've made extensive use of PerfMon to record and ...

I recently noticed that there are now a set of counters in my Windows guest OSes that correspond to information provided from the perspective of the host machine. I'm unclear in the VM CPU counter if ...

Vimtop is a valuable tool that can be used to ensure that your VMware vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) remains as performant as possible. When it's coupled with a monitoring tool such as PerfMon, it's ...