Re: Performance tuning book

I was fortunate to attend the Hotsos Clinic and read the advance version. It is not your normal tuning book. If you are looking for checklists, hand holding, "do x to solve y" solutions, don't bother with the book. If you are looking for a book to teach you the skills to solve your performance problems, you are in the right place. This book falls in the "teach a man to fish" category.

I skimmed the Queueing theory. Not because it is not useful, it is simply over my head right now. This is one reason I like this book, it challenges me to learn something new. It will be sometime before I return to the queueing theory information. In the meantime, I am working to master the troubleshooting and optimization techniques taught in the book.

I strongly recommend reading "The Goal" by Eliyahu Goldratt before reading Cary's book. Don't worry, it is a quick and entertaining read. It lays a solid foundation and puts you in the right mindset for absorbing the key lessons (at least what I consider key) in Cary's book.

Daniel Fink

Michael Milligan wrote:

> Thank you Dennis. I will take a look at that sample chapter, then probably
> go out and pick up the book.
>
> Thanks again.
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