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Discover The Agile “PerformXLerator”
The Agile “PerformXLerator” is a starter template for Agile performance testing projects. It can be imported directly into products like JIRA and Agility. It speeds up the planning and coordination process in the beginning.
Episode 057: Observability Platforms 2022 – Part 3 of 3
Scott shares his thoughts around the Observability market for 2022. Part 3 of 3. AppDynamics, Elastic APM (Observability), and SolarWinds are covered, with Lighstep and Catchpoint as notable mentions.
Episode 056: Observability Platforms 2022 – Part 2 of 3
Scott shares his thoughts around the Observability market for 2022. Datadog, Honeycomb.io, and Instana are discussed.
Episode 055: Observability Platforms 2022 – Part 1 of 2
Observability Platforms 2022. Scott discusses the latest Gartner Magic Quadrant around APM and Observability.
Episode 054: WebPageTest PRO With Experiments
Tim Kadlec and Jeena James from WebPageTest share information about the new PRO edition with experiments and where they plan to take the product next.
Episode 053: Keysight Eggplant Performance Part 2 of 2
Scott reviews the Keysight Eggplant Performance load testing product. This episode covers how to use it to perform load testing tasks. Part 2 of 2.
Classic Episodes
Episode 069: The Application Performance Index (APDEX)
What is the Application Performance Index (APDEX) and what should performance engineers know about it?
The Fastest Database – Which One Is It?
Looking for the fastest database? Think yours is fast? How does it measure up? Let’s find out with Benchant.
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM)
Digital Experience Monitoring (DEM) is a defined category by Gartner to address the true user experience. Are there visibility gaps left open by traditional APM and Observability platforms.
Google Core Web Vitals and Website Performance: 3 Important Insights.
Google Core Web Vitals and website performance. What do they mean and why do we care?
Real User Monitoring Metrics The Easy Way
Real user monitoring is a crucial tool for improving website performance. Learn about Request Metrics, a simple platform, and how it can help improve your site today!
Load Test Like a Rock Star (Part 1)
Load testing is crucial for identifying and resolving performance issues in a system, and it should be approached systematically with accurate automation, monitoring, and analysis.
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The SMC Journal is a podcast about all things related to Software and Systems Engineering, DevOps, Observability, Performance, Cloud Computing, Security, AI, and much more. The show covers news events, company profiles (mergers and acquisitions), corporate events, vendor software features and updates, and much more.
Content includes commentary and demonstrations by Scott Moore and his guests. Join him as he interviews industry experts, company representatives and hosts lively discussions with the performance community.
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