Planning

• Capacitas - Performance and capacity planning consultancy and training services. Includes whitepapers. Head office located in London, UK.
• Characterizing Web Response Time - Master's thesis by Binzhang Liu
• CMG - Computer Measurement Group - Professional organization for capacity planners.
• DB2 System Performance Metrics - Here Joel Goldstein discusses various DB2 capacity metrics.
• Jonathan Hardwick - Product information about Microsoft's System Center Capacity Planner.
• Load Balancing Your Web Site - Practical Approaches for Distributing HTTP Traffic by Ralf S.Engelschall.
• PerfCap Corporation - PerfCap Corporation provides Performance Management and Capacity Planning Products and Services.
• Performance Dynamics Company - Develops performance tools, evaluates performance-related products, designs system benchmarks, and troubleshoots performance problems. Contact information, events calendar, and links to software tools.
• Red Hill Networks' WebSpray - This tool allows you to stress test your web server through a LAN or modem connection. It will generate reports for errors and performance.
• RRD TOOL - A useful open source tool for storage and retrieval of time series data.
• Schema - Schema is a provider of telecom resource management (TRM) solutions that enable operators of wireless networks worldwide to optimize and manage their resources.
• Transaction Design Inc. - Consultant and tools vendor with focus on system monitoring, capacity planning, and benchmarking. Tools work on HP/Compaq/Tandem NonStop Kernel, Stratus VOS, and UNIX. Articles on management/performance topics for these OSs.
• Watson & Walker, Inc.: Why Your CPU Capacity May Not Match Your Vendor's Estimate - Cheryl Watson discusses MVS and OS/390 capacity related issues.