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Introducing Gatling Studio – Elevating Performance Engineering
In this episode, Scott Moore interviews Stephane Landelle, CTO of Gatling. They talk about the new Gatling Studio and the problems it solves for the developers and performance engineers.
5 Trends In Performance Engineering With AI
How can AI drive performance engineering and testing? This video explores five significant shifts in the landscape, providing insights into the impact of artificial intelligence on software testing.
AI Enhancements in Performance Testing
Scott Moore dives into the advancements of AI in performance testing, offering a balanced perspective on its current capabilities, potential, and the need to temper enthusiasm with realism.
Unleashing Performance: Why You Should Attend the P99 Conference 2025
The P99 Conference is a must-attend event that dives deep into the art and science of building and scaling high-performance systems.
MCP Server Explained – The Hype and Impact on Developers
MCP server hype is everywhere. What is the impact on AI agent software development?
5 Reasons Load Testing Doesn’t Work (My Free Advice)
Scott Moore takes a critical look at a persistent challenge in the IT world: why load testing often doesn’t work as intended.
Classic Episodes
Episode 070: APDEX – A Useful Performance Metric?
Scott interviews James Pulley (Chief Performance Officer at QA Consultants) about the Application Performance Index (APDEX) metric. Is it a useful metric for today’s applications? Is there something better?
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.
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.
Blackhat and Defcon 2023 Coverage
As part of his Blackhat and Defcon conference coverage, Scott interviews Alex Waintraub and Thomas Plank on application security topics. They cover ransomware, data tampering detection, and the impact of AI on appsec.
SteadyBit and LoadRunner
Scott Moore interviews the CEO of SteadyBit about the LoadRunner integration that provides chaos and resilience testing features to load testing scenarios.
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.
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.
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