Applies to: Exchange Server 2010 SP3, Exchange Server 2010 SP2

Topic Last Modified: 2011-04-28

Understanding performance and scalability is critical to designing and maintaining a high performance messaging infrastructure with Microsoft Exchange Server 2010. The topics in this section will help you understand the considerations that you should evaluate when designing, deploying, and maintaining your Exchange 2010 infrastructure.

Understanding Exchange Performance

Learn about all the variables that affect your system's performance, including user profile, architecture, and hardware.

Tools for Performance and Scalability Evaluation

Learn about using the Microsoft Exchange Jetstress and the Microsoft Exchange Load Generator tools to manage user load on your system.

Performance and Scalability Counters and Thresholds

Learn about performance and scalability counters that you can use to monitor your Exchange organization.