The performance of a computer system depends on the characteristics of the workload it
must serve: for example, if work is evenly distributed performance will be better than if it …

A system and method for determining a workload placed on a target computer system during
execution of a specified computer program. The system receives a set of performance …

The performance of any type of system cannot be determined without knowing the workload,
that is, the requests being processed. Workload characterization consists of a description of …

The performance of any system cannot be determined without knowing the workload, that is,
the set of requests presented to the system. Workload characterization is the process by …

Performance evaluation is an important approach for various systems to guarantee the
quality of their services. However, most performance evaluation tasks face a problem: how to …

We describe an application of belief networks to the diagnosis of bottlenecks in computer
systems. The technique relies on a high-level functional model of the interaction between …

The type of the workload on a database management system (DBMS) is a key consideration
in tuning its performance. Allocations for resources such as main memory can be very …

We describe the diagnosis and treatment of bottlenecks in computer systems using decison
theoretic techniques. The techniques rely on a high-level functional model of the interaction …

Abstract With the World Wide Web (WWW) traffic being the fastest growing portion of load on
the internet, describing and characterizing this workload is a central issue for any …

In this paper we present a novel approach for accurate characterization of the execution
workload run by a computer. Usually, workload characterization is performed by measuring …