{"product_id":"performance-tuning-of-scientific-applications-paperback-softback","title":"Performance Tuning of Scientific Applications - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from some of the most notable experts in the field, \u003cstrong\u003ePerformance Tuning of Scientific Applications\u003c\/strong\u003e presents current research in performance analysis. The book focuses on the following areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerformance monitoring\u003c\/em\u003e: Describes the state of the art in hardware and software tools that are commonly used for monitoring and measuring performance and managing large quantities of data \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerformance analysis:\u003c\/em\u003e Discusses modern approaches to computer performance benchmarking and presents results that offer valuable insight into these studies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePerformance modeling:\u003c\/em\u003e Explains how researchers deduce accurate performance models from raw performance data or from other high-level characteristics of a scientific computation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAutomatic performance tuning:\u003c\/em\u003e Explores ongoing research into automatic and semi-automatic techniques for optimizing computer programs to achieve superior performance on any computer platform\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eApplication tuning:\u003c\/em\u003e Provides examples that show how the appropriate analysis of performance and some deft changes have resulted in extremely high performance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerformance analysis has grown into a full-fledged, sophisticated field of empirical science. Describing useful research in modern performance science and engineering, this book helps real-world users of parallel computer systems to better understand both the performance vagaries arising in scientific applications and the practical means for improving performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRead about the book on \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.hpcwire.com\/offthewire\/New-Computer-Science-Book-Explores-Performance-Analysis-117962689.html?page=1\"\u003eHPCwire\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/insidehpc.com\/2011\/03\/14\/new-book-examines-performance-tuning-of-scientific-applications\/\"\u003einsideHPC\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45600087015662,"sku":"9780367383305","price":100.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780367383305.jpg?v=1721462746","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/performance-tuning-of-scientific-applications-paperback-softback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}