SQL Performance

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Many database administrators find themselves having to support instances of SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), or at least the backend databases that are required for SSRS. These topics apply to both SQL Server Reporting Services as well as Power BI Report Server. Installation and support of SSRS can be confusing.

Tuning 67

Tuning Servers Database Best Practices 67

MachMetrics

DECEMBER 14, 2019

How fast is the average time to first byte (server delay)? In 2017, mobile internet usage passed desktop as the majority. Unfortunately, the data from Backlinko paints a bleak picture when it comes to mobile internet browsing. Google’s best practice is to have a speed index under 3 seconds. seconds.

Best Practices 105

Best Practices Speed Mobile Google 105

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

This server is spending about a third of its CPU cycles just checking the time! Colleagues/Internet I love using [Linux performance tools]. But I also love solving issues quickly, and sometimes that means just asking colleagues or searching the Internet. 30.14% in the middle of the flame graph.

Speed 126

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 126

Brendan Gregg

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

This server is spending about a third of its CPU cycles just checking the time! Colleagues/Internet I love using [Linux performance tools]. But I also love solving issues quickly, and sometimes that means just asking colleagues or searching the Internet. 30.14% in the middle of the flame graph.

Speed 40

Speed Java AWS Virtualization 40

Smashing Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2019

Is it worth exploring tree-shaking, scope hoisting, code-splitting, and all the fancy loading patterns with intersection observer, server push, clients hints, HTTP/2, service workers and — oh my — edge workers? Long FMP usually indicates JavaScript blocking the main thread, but could be related to back-end/server issues as well.

Performance 104

Performance Cache Metrics Network 104

O'Reilly

JULY 25, 2023

To provide some coherence to the music, I decided to use Taylor Swift songs since her discography covers the time span of most papers that I typically read: Her main albums were released in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, and 2022. This choice also inspired me to call my project Swift Papers.

Programming 98

Programming Code Design Benchmarking 98