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It is very frustrating when a group gathers statistics and measures everything it can. And the others do not.

I administer servers. Our group tires to measure what it can, keeps historical data. Then we get a call from the application owners:

'Users are complaining about slow performance.'

Who?

'A few. I didn't keep the email. It's just slow, look into it, will you?'

So what can I say but 'Server x did this and such a time and measure y is normal but I don't think that's your problem because of reason z'.

In other words, yes, I finger point because I _know_ it's not my problem.

And as often or not 'a few' users are one or two people whose problem went away when they restarted their PC.




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