DTrace, part of the Solaris 10 OS and OpenSolaris, has long won recognition as an effective tool for identifying the underlying causes for performance problems. In a recent blog, Sun's Jim Laurent suggests that you check out the tools that make DTrace simpler to use: DExplorer, Chime Visualization Tool, the NetBeans plug-in, and others.

A great tip! Folks who are interested in DTrace, do take a look.