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Performance management

Performance management

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Performance management

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- One can think of performance as how humans and systems experience that cloud-based system that was created from your design decisions. The fact is that if you pick one component that is slower than the other, such as database or network connection, that component will determine your overall performance. In other words, your performance is equal to the slowest component you're leveraging. There are three levels of determining performance. First, leverage data from technology providers such as cloud providers, and make sure to ask about how well their components perform. This is typically provided in throughput ratings. Second, you should conduct your own performance analytics based on mathematical models to predict the performance of your solution, which is made up of many components. And finally, the best way is to test your solution or technical configuration using real data and real business use cases to determine its real performance. Of course, your ability to do one, two, or…

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