Capacity Planning for Internet Services

Assuming there is very little time or expertise available for the task, systems engineer Cockcroft and information technology architect Walker provide detailed recipes for performing capacity planning tasks for high-growth-rate Internet services. They assume no previous background in capacity planning, and avoid the detailed mathematics of queueing theory as much as possible. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

ADRIAN COCKCROFT is a Distinguished Systems Engineer at Sun Microsystems, working in the Performance Applications Engineering organization. He has broad experience of both hardware and software and works to make sure that many diverse products come together to form complete and consistent systems. He is the primary author of Sun Performance and Tuning: Java and the Internet, and contributed to the Sun BluePrint on Resource Management. An Englishman, he holds a degree in Applied Physics and Electronics from the City University, London.

BILL WALKER is an IT Architect in Sun Professional Services, working in the IT Consulting and Operations Services (ITCOPS) practice. With an extensive background in IT management, he is currently focused on services including performance analysis, capacity planning, performance management, and server consolidation. He is a co-author and instructor of the Sun Educational Services Technology Seminar, "Solaris Performance and Tuning Secrets," and has taught several courses on Unix System Administration for local colleges. He attended Millersville University, studying Electrical Engineering, and Management of Information Systems.