Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g Architecture and Management

Performance Optimization

For the purpose of this chapter, we will define performance optimization as the application of configuration changes designed to ensure that the overall latency and/or throughput of an enterprise application’s interfaces are improved. We will also be using the short term optimization instead of the full term performance optimization interchangeably in this context throughout. Additionally, we will be approaching optimization from a middleware point of view alone. Specifically, the optimization of the hardware and operating system layers on which the middleware executes, although important, are beyond the scope of this chapter. Finally, in line with the book’s theme, we will be approaching optimization mainly from an environmental ...