August 2007 - Posts

patterns & practices Performance Testing Guidance for Web Applications - Final Cut

Final release - patterns & practices Performance Testing Guidance for Web Applications . It is the approach. I used its Chapter 9 – Determining Performance Testing Objectives to create Performance Testing Objectives Document Template . It definitely Read More...

Posted 29 August 07 09:48 by alikl | 2 Comments   
Filed under Performance, Practices

Why I Blog - Looking Back

In Why I Blog post I set my blogging goals, now it is time to review where I am standing: Journaling Above 80 posts for last half year since I started to blog on MSDN. I constantly use my blog to fish something I know I've done but forgotten how. Stretch Read More...

Posted 17 August 07 04:59 by alikl | 1 Comments   

Improve ASP.NET Performance By Disabling ViewState And Setting Session As ReadOnly

During recent engagement we tried to improve performance of some web page. Original response time was 0.74 seconds. Our objective was to get 0.4 seconds. The page was simple Html Frameset that was loading two dynamic ASPX pages. Using technique described Read More...

Posted 16 August 07 02:44 by alikl | 7 Comments   
Filed under Development Phase, Implementation, Performance

Use Performance Counters Templates To Streamline Performance Analysis

I create perf counters sets up front. That way I could start collecting and measuring proper metrics right away each time I am assigned to do detailed performance analysis. Measuring .NET Application Performance lists important perf counters. What I really Read More...

Posted 15 August 07 03:52 by alikl | 2 Comments   
Filed under Test Phase, Performance, Practices

Client Certificates Authentication - Dirty Trick To Disable CRL Check. For Demos Only!

My lab domain has MS CA installed in it so I am able to issue certificates to the left and to the right. Recently I spent some time to understand why client certificates authentication does not work. More precisely the certificates dialog box was offering Read More...

Posted 14 August 07 04:12 by alikl | 1 Comments   
Filed under Security, Deployment Phase, Authentication

Web Services Over SSL - Is It Really That Slow Like They Say?

My answer is "no" . I am working on solution where there is no Windows Active Directory Domain so we cannot utilize our beloved Kerberos and Windows Integrated Authentication saving big on configuration and management while taking advantage of increased Read More...

Posted 01 August 07 03:35 by alikl | 2 Comments   
Filed under Security, Development Phase, Implementation, Deployment Phase, Performance, Authentication, Planning Phase

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