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Episode 037: Load Testing Fundamentals Part 2 of 4
Scott Moore reviews the basics of Load Testing software applications. He provides a solid methodology for approaching load testing on any project regardless of the application or development style. Part 2 of a 4 part series.
Episode 036: Load Testing Fundamentals (Part 1 of 4)
Scott Moore reviews the basics of Load Testing software applications. He provides a solid methodology for approaching load testing on any project regardless of the application or development style. Part 1 of a 4 part series
Episode 033: Top Database Performance Issues 2022
Common database performance issues seen by customers today, and what they can do about it.
Episode 026: Load Testing Vendor Acquisitions 2020 – 2022 (part 2)
Scott Moore and guest Mark Tomlinson discuss major acquisitions of load testing products in the last 2 years and what that means for the performance engineering community. Part 2 of 2.
Episode 025: Load Testing Vendor Acquisitions 2020 – 2022 (part 1)
Scott Moore and guest Mark Tomlinson discuss major acquisitions of load testing products and what that means for the performance engineering community. Part 1 of 2.
Episode 024: Instant Performance Telemetry From Any Linux Executable?
Let’s take a look at CRIBL and theri AppScope software.
Classic Episodes
DDOS Attacks and BOT Mitigation
DDOS attacks are on the rise. In this episode, we discuss the types of attacks and how to create a mitigation strategy against bad BOTS.
Conferences For Performance Engineers
Continuous performance engineering and testing, as well as attending conferences, are crucial for performance engineers to stay updated on industry trends and advancements in order to improve efficiency and create resilient systems.
Episode 024: Instant Performance Telemetry From Any Linux Executable?
Let’s take a look at CRIBL and theri AppScope software.
Episode 047: LoadRunner and Gremlin For Chaos Testing
David McLeish from Micro Focus shares information about the integration of LoadRunner with Gremlin to provide chaos and resiliency testing while under load.
Shifting Left With LoadRunner Developer
Demonstrating LoadRunner Developer and how to use it within a standard IDE
Improve Kubernetes Performance With eBPF
What is eBPF and how does it improve Kubernetes performance? Scott Moore talks to Bill Mulligan at Isovalent about why eBPF is a better choice for network traffic shaping, queuing, and observability than native K8s implementations.
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.











