Apache 2.x - Performance & Resource Tuning

Presentation slides: Apache 2 - Performance Tuning - Light.pdf

* Title: Apache 2.x - Performance & Resource Tuning
* Language: English
* Length: 45min
* Intended audience: advanced users

The session starts with a short introduction to Apache 2.x and shows the
most important and valuable innovations in comparison to it's previous
version, the legendary Apache 1.3 series.

Right from the start special attention will be paid to the improvements
and enhancements concerning performance, flexibility and stability of the
server.

The following section provides a detailed overview of the core concepts
of performance and resource tuning and explores the possibilities offered
by Apache 2.x:

- how to measure performance
- performance factors
- common bottlenecks
- OS-dependent decisions
- advanced HTTP/1.1 techniques
- performance vs. stability
- ...

Some useful tips, applicable to the everyday work of a webserver
administrator, will form the conclusion of the session.


Speaker Info

Erik Abele works as an independent IT consultant, software engineer and system
administrator.

He is a longtime member of the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), actively
involved in the development of several projects, especially of Apache itself.

As a member of the Internet Society (ISOC) he also cares about the social and
ethical consequences of the Internet and associated technical achievements.