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For a server-side software engineer who wants to be better informed in discussions about capacity planning, what are the best resources on the Web?

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If you're looking for really high-capacity setups, James Hamilton has some interesting work: http://www.mvdirona.com/jrh/Work

Bruce
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Look into "Capacity Planning for Web Performance: Metrics, Models & Methods" by Menasce and Almedia.

Patrick Cuff
This book was published in the late 90's. Do you think its content still applies to today's architectures?
Eric Nguyen
@Eric; yes, I think it does. The technologies may have changed, but apps still do essentially the same things then as they do now.
Patrick Cuff
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It's not about capacity planning per se, but there are always good articles about scalability at highscalability.com

webmat
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Try joining the Computer Measurement Group (CMG). Also join forums on LinkedIn related to performance management and capacity management / planning.