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The Performance Playbook : Optimizing Systems for Speed, Scale and Reliability - Vivek Agrawal

The Performance Playbook

Optimizing Systems for Speed, Scale and Reliability

By: Vivek Agrawal

Hardcover | 9 October 2025

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The Performance Playbook is a practical guide for anyone responsible for building, scaling, or managing technology systems. In today's digital-first world, performance is no longer optional-it directly impacts SEO rankings, customer experience, uptime, and ultimately, revenue. Yet many teams remain trapped in firefighting mode, over-focusing on features while neglecting

infrastructure.

This book demystifies the world of system performance optimisation, breaking down complex concepts into clear, actionable steps. From APIs and databases to frontend rendering, caching, monitoring, and cloud cost control, it equips you with a proven framework to achieve speed, scale, and reliability without burning resources.

Written with non-technical leaders as well as engineers in mind, the chapters end with checklists, playbook cards, and report formats you can immediately apply with your teams. Whether you are a startup founder, product manager, tech lead, or business executive, this book will help you speak the language of performance and drive meaningful improvements.

Rooted in real-world experience and simplified for practical use, The Performance Playbook is your hands-on companion to building systems that not only work-but win.

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