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Tuning and Sizing Windows 2000 for Maximum Performance

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This is a good book that covers the topics well. Much of the information on counters and their impact actually comes from the Help Index, without additional comments or added value. Too bad, because the synergy and impact of multiple counters on performance is one area that really could use more thorough coverage.

The added value that an outstanding performance tuning guide would provide is missing from most of the Windows 2000 performance tuning guides that have been published. The best current resources at this point continue to be experience and digging through the Microsoft Technet whitepapers.

If you need a handy shelf reference, this one's as good as the other ones out there, though I believe the Microsoft Windows 2000 Performance Tuning and Technical Reference is slightly better for both begining and experienced performance tuners.

Curt's method of breaking down Windows 2000 components to tunable systems makes this book the de-facto standard in Windows 2000 system tuning. This book is definately a must-have in every System Engineer's toolbox.

I just got my hands on this book. Having written two Amazon Top 10 bestseller NT/W2K books myself, I have to say that I like this one partcularly well. I've always been somewhat of a performance freak and this is the ultimate book for the people that want to squeeze the MAX from W2K. A 'Stu's Warmly Recommended'.

I have found this book to be very helpful in successfully deploying a large Windows 2000 server environment. The concepts in this book can be easily translated to help get the most out our Unix systems as well. I especially liked the case studies at the end of the chapter. It helps convey the complex concepts you describe in the chapters. Well done Curt.

Aubley picks up right were he left off with NT 4, never missing a beat or a bit. His step by step breakdown of the performance monitor and it's threshold settings and setup are by far the easiest to understand. Once again he has figure out a way to get best out of another Microsoft operating system. I really enjoyed implimenting Aubley and Landry's web performance scripts, a real eye opener. There is something for everyone in this edition, from the novice to the expert engineer, a welcome edition to a MCSE's library.

Very Disappointing. Not only is this book extremely poorly written and difficult to follow, the technical information presented is of little value and mostly invalid. The author starts with false assumptions, continues through flawed logic and erroneous (and usually irrelevant) calculations - to arrive at dubious results. I was optimistic when I bought this one, as it proclaims to be written by "one of the world's leading Windows 2000 benchmarking and performance experts", but this book has led me to seriously doubt the qualifications of the bestower of the title. Pass this one by.