WPA - Performance and Diagnostics

WPA: Table & Graph Configurations (Part 2)

June 28, 2021 Jun 28, 2021 06/28/21

Tristan Gibeau

In Part 1, we discussed the different types of columns options available in WPA's table views and how those views can be configured. This blog will continue the series by digging into how to configure columns for different graph styles that can show numeric aggregations, time, and hierarchical data: Column options (Aggregation/Format/...

Windows Performance Analyzer – Table & Graph Configurations (Part 1)

January 15, 2021 Jan 15, 2021 01/15/21

Tristan Gibeau

In the previous post, we discussed a brief intro into Windows Performance Analyzer (WPA) and its feature set. WPA can display trace data in a wide array of formats, most of which are pre-configured as presets designed for drilling into specific data points. Here is one for example: WPA's CPU Usage (Sampled) table has a few different ...

Windows Performance Analyzer “WPA” Intro

September 29, 2020 Sep 29, 2020 09/29/20

Tristan Gibeau

If you do a search online for WPA, you might find information for protecting your Wi-Fi, but that is a different type of WPA. In the performance & diagnostics space WPA stands for Windows Performance Analyzer, a friendly but intricate UI that allows for developers and analyst to deep dive into performance traces captured on Windows (and...