For those running Java applications or services, the Windows Performance Monitor (WPM) contains a treasure trove of valuable information—see Figure 1. There are hundreds (or thousands) of performance ...

Ensuring that your system is running smoothly and as expected is important in order to be able to keep doing your work efficiently. Windows comes with a few tools that help you stay on top of these ...

The PerfMon tool has a lot troubleshooting advantages going for it, but its interface isn't necessarily one of them. Here's an alternative. Performance counters have been around forever in Windows.

The complexity in the performance of computers has increased tremendously over the years. There are many aspects like multithreading, non-uniform memory, etc. that have a huge impact on modern ...

Current versions of VMware Tools as well as VI3 installations are now able to use Windows Perfmon to gain access to selected CPU and RAM counters provided by VMware Tools. I came across this ...

IT professionals largely use the Windows Server Manager as a tool for installing roles and features, or for launching other tools. Even so, the Server Manager includes a number of useful capabilities ...

Just how much is ReadyBoost optimizing your system's disk performance? Here's a look at how to use Resource Monitor and Performance Monitor to nail down the specifics. In last week’s post, Is ...

Framerate, also known as FPS (frames per second), is the number of frames shown on your screen each second. Most gamers and ...

NSClient4j is a pure Java API that provides simple and quick access to Windows Performance Monitor (WPM) statistics. These statistics prove invaluable for monitoring your Windows servers and providing ...