Linux Journal: A Comparison of Linux Performance Tuning Books | Linux Today

Linux Journal: A Comparison of Linux Performance Tuning Books

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 24, 2005

“Tuning Linux systems for performance is an essential task for
any system administrator, but it also is one of the least
documented. Without a hard-won understanding, performance tuning
often can seem like some kind of black magic or performance
art.

“I’ve recently had the opportunity to read two books on the
topic: Optimizing Linux Performance, written by Phillip G.
Ezolt and part of the HP Professional Books imprint, and
Performance Tuning for Linux Servers, edited by Sandra K.
Johnson and published by IBM Press…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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