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Overview of Windows Server 2008 R2 Performance Monitoring
The first step in any performance optimization strategy is to accurately and consistently measure performance. The insight that you’ll gain from monitoring factors such as network and system utilization will be extremely useful when you go to measure the effects of any changes.
The overall process of performance monitoring usually involves the following steps:
1. Establish a baseline of current performance.
2. Identify the bottleneck(s).
3. Plan for and implement changes.
4. Measure the effects of the changes.
5. Repeat the process, based on business needs.
Note that the performance optimization process is never really finished because you can always try to gain more performance from your system by modifying settings and applying other well-known tweaks. Before you get discouraged, realize that you’ll reach some level of performance that you and your network and system users consider acceptable enough; at this point, you will find that it’s not worth the additional effort it’ll take to optimize performance further. Also note that as your network and system load increases (more users or users doing more), the need to reiterate this process will increase also. By continuing to monitor, measure, and optimize, you will keep ahead of the pack and keep your end users happy.
