Load Testing of any technology [ http://www.loadtest.com.au ]
Consulting practice focused on load testing with the Mercury Interactive tool. - [ Read more ]

David Kubelka [ http://www.kubelka.com ]
Performance tools for computer professionals. - [ Read more ]

Quantitative System Performance [ http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/lazowska/qsp/ ]
Introductory text on analytic computer performance models. Complete text is available as searchable PDF. Published in 1984. - [ Read more ]

SysOpt.com [ http://www.sysopt.com/ ]
System optimization site provides PC users with information to get the most out of their systems. Includes over-clocking guides, benchmark score surveys, evaluations of over 360 Internet PC hardware mail order retailers and performance tweaking advice. - [ Read more ]

LMBench [ http://www.bitmover.com/lmbench ]
Tools for performance analysis, latency & bandwidth measurement of hardware and the operating system. [for Unix] - [ Read more ]

CPU Benchmarks with POVRAY [ http://www.tabsnet.de/ ]
Multi and single CPU system benchmark tests. Containing a gallery of generated images. - [ Read more ]

Schema [ http://www.schema.com ]
Schema is a provider of telecom resource management (TRM) solutions that enable operators of wireless networks worldwide to optimize and manage their resources. - [ Read more ]

Performance Dynamics Company [ http://www.perfdynamics.com/ ]
Develops performance tools, evaluates performance-related products, designs system benchmarks, and troubleshoots performance problems. Contact information, events calendar, and links to software tools. - [ Read more ]

Benchmarks For PCs [ http://homepage.virgin.net/roy.longbottom/index.htm ]
Pre-compiled benchmarks for PCs, covering CPU, RAM, HDD & graphics. - [ Read more ]

Transaction Design Inc. [ http://www.banbottlenecks.com/ ]
Consultant and tools vendor with focus on system monitoring, capacity planning, and benchmarking. Tools work on HP/Compaq/Tandem NonStop Kernel, Stratus VOS, and UNIX. Site includes articles on management/performance topics for these OSs. - [ Read more ]

Open Source Passive TCP Application Response Time Monitor for Linux [ http://pastmon.sourceforge.net ]
Uses packet sniffer technology to monitor IP applications, such as HTTP, SMTP and POP3. It measures response times, through put and congestion. In beta release as of 7 May 2002. - [ Read more ]

Automated Clustering Based Workload Characterization [ http://esdis-it.gsfc.nasa.gov/MSST/conf1996/A6_16Pentakalos.html ]
Paper about the design of a tool for workload characterization of mass storage systems. - [ Read more ]

NT vs. Linux Server Benchmark Data [ http://www.kegel.com/nt-linux-benchmarks.html ]
Links and summaries of results of benchmarks comparing Windows NT and Linux network performance. - [ Read more ]

Red Hill Networks' WebSpray [ http://www.redhillnetworks.com/products/webspray.htm ]
This tool allows you to stress test your web server through a LAN or modem connection. It will generate reports for errors and performance. - [ Read more ]

Stratton & English Software - Performance Specialists [ http://www.strattonenglish.co.uk ]
Provider of Internet Software Services, specialising in Performance Investigations - including performance prediction, optimisation and testing. - [ Read more ]

BenchWeb [ http://www.netlib.org/benchweb/ ]
A starting point for finding information about computer system performance, benchmark test results and benchmark source code. - [ Read more ]

Load Balancing Your Web Site [ http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/1998/05/engelschall/ ]
Practical Approaches for Distributing HTTP Traffic by Ralf S.Engelschall. - [ Read more ]

Characterizing Reference Locality in the WWW [ http://www.cs.bu.edu/faculty/best/res/papers/pdis96.ps ]
Proposed models for reference locality in streams of requests arriving at web servers. [Postscript] - [ Read more ]

Spec's - GPC Home Page [ http://www.spec.org/gpc/ ]
News and performance numbers from the Graphics Performance Characterization (GPC) Group - [ Read more ]

Capacitas [ http://www.capacitas.co.uk/ ]
Performance and capacity planning consultancy and training services. Includes whitepapers. Head office located in London, UK. - [ Read more ]