
Archive of posts tagged: Architecture


Three Other Models of Computer System Performance: Part 2
With two blog posts, we argue for more use of simple models beyond Amdahl’s Law. Part 1 previously discussed Bottleneck Analysis and Little’s Law, while this post (Part 2) presents the M/M/1 Queue.

Three Other Models of Computer System Performance: Part 1
With two blog posts, we argue for more use of simple models beyond Amdahl’s Law. This Part 1 discusses Bottleneck Analysis and Little’s Law, while Part 2 presents the M/M/1 Queue. Computer systems, from the Internet-of-Things devices to datacenters, are complex and...
Expanding mentoring opportunities for Young Architects
“A lot of people have gone further than they thought they could because someone else thought they could”. — Zig Ziglar, renowned motivational speaker Good mentoring can have an outsized impact on the careers of students, especially during early stages of...