Monitoring, anticipating, and reacting to server load is a full time job in some organizations. Unexpected spikes in resource usage can indicate a software or hardware problem. Gradual increases over ...

How do you tell how much load is on a CPU? On a desktop or laptop, the OS usually has some kind of gadget to display the basics. On a microcontroller, though, you’ll have to roll your own CPU load ...

CPU monitoring utilities have a reputation problem, and it is not about accuracy so much as the junk that often rides along ...

I have a Proxmox host with an i5 6600T CPU (4C4T part with base clock of 2.7GHz, and max Turbo of 3.5GHz). Proxmox install is PVE8, with a couple of VMs and another couple of CTs. Performance is ...

Many Linux administrators and support technicians regularly use the top utility for real-time monitoring of their system state. In some shops, it is very typical to check top first when there is any ...

If you ever develop an embedded system in a corporate environment, someone will probably tell you that you can only use 80% of the CPU or some other made-up number. The theory is that you will need ...

Graphics Cards Nvidia is reportedly looking to cut gaming GPU production by up to 40% in 2026 due to VRAM supply issues, but it's not as bad news as you might think. Not yet, at least SSDs This neat ...