A real challenge in modern software environments is the ability to properly
identify performance bottlenecks. The Intel® VTune™ Performance
Analyzer helps locate and remove software performance bottlenecks by
collecting, analyzing, and displaying performance data from the system-wide
level down to the source level.
VTune Performance Analyzer Essentials is written for software
application developers, software architects, quality assurance testers, and
system integrators who wish to take the guesswork out of software tuning. Much
like diagnostic computers for tuning engines, or flashlights for seeing
plumbing in the dark reaches of your basement, the tools within the VTune
analyzer "illuminate" your system and everything running on it. This
book is a guide to "turning on the lights" and understanding what you
see.
Included are a wide range of examples and step-by-step techniques that
illustrate the VTune analyzer in action. Topics include:
Hotspot hunting and automatic analysis
Software tuning guidelines for different languages, such as
C++, Fortran, Java*, Microsoft* Visual Basic*, and Microsoft* C#
Automation of analysis tasks
Remote analysis techniques for "headless"
servers, PDAs, and cell phones
How to analyze multithreaded programs
A special companion Web site to this book contains all code examples and bonus
material, plus trial versions of Intel® software development products
including the VTune Performance Analyzer.
Customer Comments
"...a comprehensive approach to increasing software productivity using
VTune... I highly recommend this book for novice and experienced
programmers."
–
Malik S. Maxutov, Professor and Senior Lecturer, Moscow State Geological
Prospecting University
About the Author
James Reinders is a senior engineer who has spent the past 16 years at
Intel Corporation working on projects such as the world's first TeraFLOP
supercomputer (ASCI Red) and on the compilers and architectures for the
Pentium® Pro, Pentium
II,
Itanium®, Pentium® 4, and iWarp processors. James is currently the
director of business development and marketing for Intel's Software Products
Division and serves as the division's chief product evangelist.
