The document discusses various ways to improve client/server performance at both the client and server level. It addresses: 1) Client performance can be improved by optimizing hardware and software. Hardware optimizations include using the fastest available components, while software optimizations involve improving the operating system and applications. 2) Server performance can also be improved through hardware upgrades like adding network cards, as well as implementing high-performance file systems and offloading processing to servers. 3) Database performance optimizations involve efficient index design, query design, and database normalization to minimize network traffic and process data faster.