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Secure Your Business With Fluency’s Streaming Analytics SIEM
Fluency Security’s real-time analytics and unique approach to SEIM sets them apart from traditional security platforms, allowing for faster detection and response to security threats.
Peplink Tech Summit 2023 (Part 2)
Tech Summit Part 1. West Networks and Peplink are leaders in the SD-WAN industry. They recently hosted their annual Tech Summit conference in Savannah, GA.
Peplink Tech Summit 2023 (Part 1)
West Networks ABD Peplink are leaders in the SD-WAN industry. Networking enthusiasts come together to share information and make the community bigger, while also discussing the potential impact of 5G and Starlink on the future of fixed wireless.
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.
Load Test Like a Rock Star (Part 2)
A load test is crucial for identifying and fixing problems early on, and by conducting performance testing as a repeatable process, performance testers can find and solve problems early in the software development lifecycle.
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.
Classic Episodes
Security Testing With SaltMiner
Scott Moore interviews the Founder of Saltworks Security about their new SaltMiner Community Edition software, and how they help security testers in a DevOps world handle CI pipelines.
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.
Software Lifecycle Engineer: The Best Role For Performance Engineering?
Scott Moore introduces the Software Lifecycle Engineer (SLE). How is it different from the Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET), or the Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)? Is it even worth considering as a new title?
Kubernetes Management: Amazing Insights
Kubernetes management is a hot topic. This episode of the SMC Journal sheds light on innovative solutions to help – like StormForge.
Can You Automate Application Reliability?
Can you prepare ahead of time for a point load situation like Black Friday? Aperture is an open source flow control and site reliability management platform from FluxNinja developed to address this problem.
Peplink Wireless AP Performance: A Journey to Better Home Wi-Fi
Peplink Wireless AP upgrade information for my home and test networking was a journey. I share my experience transitioning from Ubiquiti Unifi Wireless Access Points to a Peplink Wireless AP, offering insights that might help you make a better decision.
About SMC Journal
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.