In their early days, Twitter, Flickr, Etsy, and many other companies
experienced sudden spikes in activity that took their web services down
in minutes. Today, determining how much capacity you need for handling
traffic surges is still a common frustration of operations engineers and
software developers. This hands-on guide provides the knowledge and
tools you need to measure, deploy, and manage your web application
infrastructure before you experience explosive growth.
In this thoroughly updated edition, authors Arun Kejariwal (MZ) and John
Allspaw provide a systematic, robust, and practical approach to capacity
planning--rather than theoretical models--based on their own experiences
and those of many colleagues in the industry. They address the vast sea
change in web operations, especially cloud computing.
- Understand issues that arise on heavily trafficked websites or mobile
apps
- Explore how capacity fits into web/mobile app availability and
performance
- Use tools for measuring and monitoring computer performance and usage
- Turn measurement data into robust forecasts and learn how trending
fits into the planning process
- Examine related deployment concepts: installation, configuration, and
management automation
- Learn how cloud autoscaling enables you to scale your app's capacity
up or down
