This is actually a two-part talk. At the 50 minute mark, there's a case study on optimizing a heavily-threaded Java app. It's partially about throwing heaps of

This is actually a two-part talk. At the 50 minute mark, there's a case study on optimizing a heavily-threaded Java app. It's partially about throwing heaps of RAM and cores at the problem (using the Azul platform), but it's also a general refresher on how to attack performance problems that involve lots of threads.