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The Quality of Service (QoS) perceived by users is the dominant factor for the success of an Internet-based Web service. Thus, capacity planning has become essential for deploying Web servers. The aim of this study is to understand the key elements in Web server performance. We created a controlled test-bed environment, which allows one to analyze Web server performance in a simple and effective way. In this paper we present an analysis of two different Web server architectures and their performance, with particular focus on discovering bottlenecks.
Work carried out under the financial support of the FIRB-PERF Project and Roberto del Moretto Memorial Fund.
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Pagnin, D., Buzzi, M., Conti, M., Gregori, E. (2004). Comparison of Web Server Architectures: A Measurement Study. In: Aykanat, C., Dayar, T., Körpeoğlu, İ. (eds) Computer and Information Sciences - ISCIS 2004. ISCIS 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3280. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30182-0_64
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