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 It's important to **benchmark** and **profile** to simulate and uncover bottlenecks.
 
 * **Benchmark** - Simulate high-load situations with tools such as [ab](http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/programs/ab.html).
-* **Profile** - Enable tools such as the [slow query log](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/slow-query-log.html) to help track performance issues.
+* **Profile** - Enable tools such as the [slow query log](http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/slow-query-log.html) to help measure the resource usage, tracking performance issues.
 
 Benchmarking and profiling might point you to the following optimizations.