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Software Performance Management

  • Ten best collaboration tools for business and IT

    Software consultant Nari Kannan writes about ten collaborative and social media tools you can leverage to make sure that IT is tuned in to the needs of business and delivers the needed results. 

  • Strategies for scaling Agile beyond simple code-and-deploy environments

    In this tip, consultant Michael Kelly shares some models and strategies that will help teams stay Agile as projects grow. 

  • Managing application performance in an Agile environment

    Mike Kelly provides useful information about implementing an application performance management (APM) strategy to implement performance monitoring and testing in Agile environments. 

  • The cloud: APM ownership challenges

    This article analyzes factors to consider when moving your APM to the cloud, examining the pros and cons of IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) providers and SaaS (Software as a Service) providers. 

  • Performance testing tips from the greats

    Ever wondered how major organizations such as Facebook handle performance testing? To find out, Matt Heusser took the performance testing tutorial at STPCon in Las Vegas, Nevada-- and shares five tips he learned from prominent experts in the field. 

  • Automating software development: The Big Red Button

    Seasoned tester Chris McMahon talks about using automation in all phases and aspects of the software development cycle. Continuous integration, test environments, test data, regression testing, performance testing and deployment are candidates for au... 

  • Performance test metrics

    How fast is your performance testing system? In this article, explore different means for gathering and interpreting these performance metrics, including common graphs and terminology. 

  • 10 steps to acing Web app security assessments

    Strengthen your Web application security assessments and testing with these 10 tips from IT security expert Kevin Beaver. 

  • Performance test specialists in Agile software development

    According to Agile expert Lisa Crispin, there are various ways to integrate performance testing and performance testing specialists into the Agile development process. This response offers her take on the importance of the performance engineer and hi... 

  • SOA application performance monitoring explained

    How does performance monitoring and management change when SOA is involved? Performance management expert Jasmine Noel explains. 

  • How to select a performance monitoring tool

    A performance monitoring tool would help you be proactive and avoid serious problems, but what should you consider before making a purchase? Jasmine Noel offers her advice. 

  • How to be proactive about performance monitoring

    You know you should be proactive about application performance monitoring, but you're struggling just to manage today's problems. What can you do? Jasmine Noel advises. 

About Software Performance Management

Software performance management is a critical component of application lifecycle management. Software applications need to be tested to see if they'll be able to withstand the anticipated load and be scalable for future growth. By including software performance management as a component of the application's lifecycle, the team can perform the testing necessary to determine the application's thresholds and proactively code for optimal performance. With software performance management included in the overall plan, performance can be predicted and eliminate any unpleasant surprises due to slow performance.