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#performance
Improving The Human Factors Aspect Of Database Interactions.
Controlled experimentation (hci research method)
Controlled experimentation depends on a reductionist approach which minimizes uncontrolled bias. A small number of factors, say one to four, are chosen as critical to the performance of a task. These factors are varied while all other factors are kept constant, if possible. If…
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (Stephen R. Covey)
Peak performers are visualizers
Dr. Charles Garfield has done extensive research on peak performers, both in athletics and in business. He became fascinated with peak performance in his work with the NASA program, watching the astronauts rehearse everything on earth, again and again in a simulated environment…
review: Big Data Book By Nathan Marz – Swaroop, The Dreamer
Scalability
Scalability is the ability of a system to maintain performance under increased load by adding more resources.