How to make Outlook Web Access more user-friendly in Dynatrace
Outlook Web Access (OWA) is a typical SPA web application that uses async calls (XHR) extensively. The default dashboards in […]
The road to Continuous Performance Testing
In recent years many companies have started to make software testing an integral part of their delivery pipeline. They not […]
Create a lightweight application with Spring Boot
Spring Boot is the framework that builds on top of the Spring framework. It is used within Maven—the powerful project-management […]
How to implant Performance in your SDLC – Part II
Load and Performance Testing is a neglected cousin of security testing. Both disciplines deal with technical requirements, are to a big extend not manual testable and require a detailed technical background. Therefore, organizations often gradually neglect both. However, I will give you now an overview how the former can be prepared and executed.
How to implant Performance in your SDLC – Part I
Forward thinking organizations have introduced new terms such as shift left, but what does this actually mean and how is it related to performance? According to the defect cost theory, the point in time where you detect issues drives fix efforts.
Breathe new life into application performance testing
So much time and money are wasted by uncovering bugs too late in the software development lifecycle. Unit testing is king and most important for a high-quality product because the earlier we identify problems the easier they are to fix.
Application Performance Monitoring and how to use your monitoring metrics
One of the biggest players in the application-performance-monitoring industry recently went to the stock market. As the company is the […]
Why load and performance testing should go beyond response time validation
Testing performance requirements needs to be a fundamental task for every company. Now, it’s no longer a question of what […]
Use cases for APM in the SDLC
We all understand how important it is to find software bugs early in the software-development life cycle. But the question […]
Monitoring the four golden signals
Have you ever driven a car that had no fuel control? Such cars were actually quite common about 30 years […]
The cost of performance issues
Performance is your most important feature. If you’ve ever experienced performance issues in your customer-facing applications, I’m sure you’ll agree. […]
Full-stack performance analysis
Troubleshooting performance issues can sometimes be a tough nut to crack! The scenario: Customers are complaining about slow response times, […]
Guide for Jmeter and Taurus
Here, I’m going to show you how to set up JMeter and Taurus. You’ll learn how to create a sample […]
Benchmarking with NodeJS
Why we need automated tests Imagine you are trying to benchmark your website and find out the full browser page […]
Cucumber-based performance testing
Shifting performance testing to the left is certainly a hot topic these days. All major companies have either implemented this […]
Rethink performance engineering in the SDLC
Have you ever experienced the frustration of slow-loading applications? Even worse, when one of your business applications is loading slowly, […]
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The road to Continuous Performance Testing
In recent years many companies have started to make software testing an integral part of their delivery pipeline. They not […]
How to implant Performance in your SDLC – Part II
Load and Performance Testing is a neglected cousin of security testing. Both disciplines deal with technical requirements, are to a big extend not manual testable and require a detailed technical background. Therefore, organizations often gradually neglect both. However, I will give you now an overview how the former can be prepared and executed.
How to implant Performance in your SDLC – Part I
Forward thinking organizations have introduced new terms such as shift left, but what does this actually mean and how is it related to performance? According to the defect cost theory, the point in time where you detect issues drives fix efforts.
Breathe new life into application performance testing
So much time and money are wasted by uncovering bugs too late in the software development lifecycle. Unit testing is king and most important for a high-quality product because the earlier we identify problems the easier they are to fix.
Create a lightweight application with Spring Boot
Spring Boot is the framework that builds on top of the Spring framework. It is used within Maven—the powerful project-management […]
Temenos T24 TAFJ Performance Tuning
After two years of intensive load, performance and resilience testing we've crafted an excellent T24 tuning guide and moved our T24 TAFJ core banking system successfully to production.
Benchmarking with NodeJS
Why we need automated tests Imagine you are trying to benchmark your website and find out the full browser page […]
GDRP is forcing Secure Software Development practices
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force on 25th May 2018. It applies to any organization that holds […]
Use Little’s Law to predict the impact of system changes
Little’s Law is very useful for validating given performance targets. You can also use it to add the missing figures […]
How to make Outlook Web Access more user-friendly in Dynatrace
Outlook Web Access (OWA) is a typical SPA web application that uses async calls (XHR) extensively. The default dashboards in […]
Prioritizing Performance Monitoring during COVID-19
Imagine if the current pandemic crisis had hit us 20 years ago. Few people in 2000 had access to the […]
Network Performance Impact
Centrally hosted and globally used applications don't always deliver satisfied user experience. Some people may argue; "don’t worry, let’s increase the bandwidth to solve our performance problem.. simple!". Based on my experience the biggest proportion of WAN performance issues are not related to a shortage in bandwidth.
Performance Issues by Design
In the past, performance issues were often solved using investment in infrastructure. In many cases this approach worked fine but […]
Increase your Secure Software Development Maturity
Software development is often an unguided missile. Coding standards are seldom in place and developers decide what framework and libraries they will use for implementation of their applications. However, there are ...
Protected: Part 4 – Assessment of your Performance Engineering Maturity Level
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Web Page Performance Analysis
Responsive websites consist of much more than a well-sized backend and fast service response times....
Pitfalls in Performance Engineering
For those hoping that reaching a satisfying user experience is a cake walk, there is the bad news, reliable and […]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
2018 has been an exciting year. Bots, AI, cloud, container, and more groundbreaking technologies made our engineering lives much busier. […]