Network Performance Baselining

Rating:
Summary: Good information but could be presented better
Review: Having been a Network Analyst since 1985, I have seen and done most everything Nassar describes in this book. Still it is nice to see good methodology codified in print. I found Nassar's writing style to be very laborious. Nassar uses 20 words when 5 would do and tends to repeat himself often. The first six chapters are the methodology part and could have been shortened to about 1/3rd as long if Nassar was better with technical prose. The last six chapters are a rehash of material that has been thoroughly presented in many other texts and I wonder why he felt the need to include it here. The best parts of these Chapters were the case studies. Overall, the book is worth having and a worthwhile best practices/methodology reference. However, you have to work at digging out the methodology from his verbose prose.

Rating:
Summary: Good information but could be presented better
Review: Having been a Network Analyst since 1985, I have seen and done most everything Nassar describes in this book. Still it is nice to see good methodology codified in print. I found Nassar's writing style to be very laborious. Nassar uses 20 words when 5 would do and tends to repeat himself often. The first six chapters are the methodology part and could have been shortened to about 1/3rd as long if Nassar was better with technical prose. The last six chapters are a rehash of material that has been thoroughly presented in many other texts and I wonder why he felt the need to include it here. The best parts of these Chapters were the case studies. Overall, the book is worth having and a worthwhile best practices/methodology reference. However, you have to work at digging out the methodology from his verbose prose.

Rating:
Summary: Recycled Information! Same info, different hat!
Review: If you have read Nassar's previous books or own them save your money and don't buy this. Granted, his information is correct, but his old books are recycled in this current book. All he did here was just change the title and put a new picture on an old book. The book does not cover baselining or trouble-shooting skills that one may be looking for. It does give you technical jargon that you can find free on the internet. From various experience with different authors, the most effective author is Mark Miller. The tools suggested in the book are outdated and Nassar's own personal methods are not covered. If Sniffer knowledge or network baselining is what you are after, this book is not for you. So save your $50 - I couldn't even make my money back on Ebay!

Rating:
Summary: Recycled Information! Same info, different hat!
Review: If you have read Nassar's previous books or own them save your money and don't buy this. Granted, his information is correct, but his old books are recycled in this current book. All he did here was just change the title and put a new picture on an old book. The book does not cover baselining or trouble-shooting skills that one may be looking for. It does give you technical jargon that you can find free on the internet. From various experience with different authors, the most effective author is Mark Miller. The tools suggested in the book are outdated and Nassar's own personal methods are not covered. If Sniffer knowledge or network baselining is what you are after, this book is not for you. So save your $50 - I couldn't even make my money back on Ebay!