Part of the problem is we use unintentionally vague terms like "performance." What does that mean? Bandwidth? Reliability? Scalability? Something we can fix later right? That's what all executives and—frankly—most engineers hear.
I only ever talk about "latency." Latency is time—you can't get latency back once you've spent it.
I only ever talk about "latency." Latency is time—you can't get latency back once you've spent it.