Dalleon Systems : Server Performance Management

A Business Approach to Server Performance Management

So that you can get an idea of what is in the book, here are a few excerpts from it. You can look through the table of contents here and read 2 of the sample sections from the 140+ pages.


The first sample, titled What to Measure - overview is from the Basic Functions part of the book. It introduces the attributes of a server that affect the amount of work it can do. The second sample is taken from the final part of the book, which is about using all the information you have for the benefit of your organisation. This particular section on Server Consolidation is an example of the high-value work you should be spending your time on, while the performance monitoring system automatically does all the mundane, repetitive tasks.
Once you've read these, you'll know what to expect from the rest of the book, which I hope you'll decide to buy.

Buying it

The book is available as an Acrobat (PDF) file.
When you click on the link, you will be taken to a distributor's website, called Lulu.com that hosts the book. Here you will have to provide an email address and a password to get access to the book. After that it's a normal online secure shopping cart purchase. You'll need your credit card details, plus a postal address (although nothing gets posted to you). Once you have paid, you'll be taken straight to a download page on the Lulu website where you can download the ebook immediately.

The book is priced in British Pounds (£) and your credit card company will convert the £5 cost into your local currency on your bill. At present it's about $10 US, or €7. If you want to get an exact conversion, www.xe.com can give you today's rate, though your credit card company will use their own rate - hopefully not too much more.

If you don't like the idea of giving away your email address, which isn't information I have asked for or that I get to see, you can use a "disposable" email address. I have tried ordering using an address from www.spamgourmet.com and the purchase went through smoothly. If you wish, once you have downloaded the book, you can have your credit card details removed from the distributor's website and you can even cancel the account. Make sure you have downloaded the book to your PC before you do delete the account.

Here's the link to the book