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Web Performance: Metrics, Models, and Methods

"Capacity Planning for Web Performance: Metrics, Models, and Methods"

Daniel A. Menascé, George Mason University
Virgilio A. F. Almeida, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Prentice Hall, 1998

About the Book: a unique book that explains clearly all important issues related to the performance of modern networked systems including client/server systems, Web servers, and intranets. The presentation is intuitive, illustrated by examples, and practical. Several MS Excel Workbooks accompany the book and support the implementation of all formulas and algorithms discussed in the book.

About the Authors: Dr. Daniel A. Menascé is a Professor of Computer Science at George Mason University, Virginia. He received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and was elected a Fellow of the ACM in 1997 in recognition of outstanding technical and professional achievements in the field of information technology. Dr. Virgilio A. F. Almeida is a Professor of Computer Science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil. He received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University.