• DocumentCode
    1687305
  • Title

    We have it easy, but do we have it right?

  • Author

    Mytkowicz, Todd ; Diwan, Amer ; Hauswirth, Matthias ; Sweeney, Peter

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    7
  • Abstract
    We show two severe problems with the state of the art in empirical computer system performance evaluation, observer effect and measurement context bias, and we outline the path toward a solution.
  • Keywords
    measurement; performance evaluation; computer system performance evaluation; measurement context bias; observer effect; Costs; Hardware; Humans; Measurement standards; Particle measurements; Performance analysis; Probes; System performance; Technological innovation; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Parallel and Distributed Processing, 2008. IPDPS 2008. IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Miami, FL
  • ISSN
    1530-2075
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1693-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    1530-2075
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPDPS.2008.4536408
  • Filename
    4536408