Scaling, Optimization, and Diagnostics

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Scaling, Optimization, and Diagnostics

Scaling and Caching

Official Documentation (7.0 - 7.2)

• Scaling Guide
• Security Hardening Guide
  Server security (such as folder permissions).
• CMS Diagnostics Guide
• CMS Performance Tuning Guide
• DMS Performance Tuning Guide
  Performance tuning specifically relating to the analytics infrastructure.
• Cache Configuration Reference
• SQL Server Replication Guide

Blog Posts

• http://www.alen.me.uk/2014/09/how-to-customize-sitecore-parts-that.html
• http://sitecorebasics.wordpress.com/tag/caching/
• http://sitecorebasics.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/sitecore-caching/
• http://reasoncodeexample.com/2013/03/20/sitecore-cache-settings-for-slackers/
• http://reasoncodeexample.com/2012/04/02/sitecore-security-hardening/

Caching and Publishing

• http://sitecoreblog.patelyogesh.in/2013/08/sitecore-partial-cache-clear-programmatically.html

Event Queue

• http://sitecorebasics.wordpress.com/2011/03/19/basics-of-sitecore-event-queue/
• http://sitecorebasics.wordpress.com/2013/01/28/basic-ways-of-troubleshooting-eventqueue-challenges/

Diagnostics and Testing

There are plenty of modules to help you extract information about your system, such as:

• Sitecore Informatics
• Sitecore Log Analyzer

Blog Posts

• http://kate-butenko.blogspot.dk/2012/07/types-of-i-need-your-dump-issues.html
• http://sitecorebasics.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/testing-database-performance/
• http://sitecorebasics.wordpress.com/2011/10/02/basics-of-memorymonitorhook
• http://sitecorebasics.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/sitecore-performance/
• http://laubplusco.net/category/fighting-google-page-speed/
• http://sitecorebasics.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/sitecore-troubleshooting-path/
• http://sitecorebasics.wordpress.com/2011/04/25/basics-of-sql-profiling/
• http://sitecorebasics.wordpress.com/2011/07/30/basics-of-counterdumpagent
• http://kevinobee.wordpress.com/2013/03/14/testing-strategies/
• http://www.nonlinearcreations.com/Digital/how-we-think/articles/2014/03/7-tips-automated-Sitecore-testing-Selenium.aspx

Tools

• http://sitecore.unic.com/2014/08/11/sitecore-glimpse
• http://kevinobee.github.io/Sitecore.Glimpse/