Systems Benchmarking

Abstract

Provides theoretical and practical foundations as well as an in-depth look at modern benchmarks and benchmark development May serve both as a textbook and a handbook on benchmarking of systems and components used as building blocks of modern information and communication technologies applications Includes concrete applications and case studies based on input from consortia such as the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) and the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) Complemented by a web site with supplementary teaching materials and information about new developments