Software performance management

Application performance monitoring, bug hunting and code analysis all come into play for high-quality software. Get experts' opinions on the application performance monitoring tools, quality control metrics and other weapons in your software performance management arsenal against outages and slowdowns.

February 07, 2020 07 Feb'20
LightStep targets developers with new observability tool

LightStep hones its observability software with its new Service Health for Deployments feature, which helps developers find and fix service health issues.
April 13, 2017 13 Apr'17
Red Hat Summit 2017: Inside the latest with open source tech

Red Hat Summit 2017 is quickly upon us. Catch up on what Red Hat has been up to this year and what to expect from the summit -- from DevOps to container and API management.
April 03, 2017 03 Apr'17
What the Akamai acquisition of SOASTA means for software development

Akamai intends to acquire SOASTA in the second quarter of 2017. Here is what that acquisition may mean for software development and why data science matters.
March 22, 2017 22 Mar'17
What makes for good app conversion rates? Attention to detail

A just released study on performance from SOASTA shows things are looking up and the two-second load time barrier has been broken. But work is still to be done.

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Microservices logging best practices every team should know

Creating a log system for distributed microservices is a task much easier said than done. Joydip Kanjilal offers a few best practices to shore up microservices logging processes. Continue Reading
Application performance monitoring tools and metrics quiz

Sharpen your pencil; it's APM quiz time. Test your knowledge of application performance monitoring and management, including tools, systems, concepts and best practices. Continue Reading
application lifecycle management (ALM)

Application lifecycle management (ALM) is the integrated system of people, tools and processes that supervise a software application from its initial planning through retirement. Continue Reading

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Compare the top mobile operating systems for developers

Explore the differences between the leading mobile operating systems as well as the ways that they differ from traditional desktop applications. Continue Reading
Monitor APIs with these metrics for smooth app integrations

What user information do you pull in from APIs? Do you even know how well they perform? Dev teams should track these metrics to create and maintain smooth API communication. Continue Reading
Which APM tool works for devs, CIOs? New Relic vs. Stackify

Stackify Retrace and New Relic tools typify a divide between developers and CIOs on application monitoring. The products share many capabilities, but those features aren't equally granular or accessible. Continue Reading

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How experts run shift-left and shift-right testing

It's time to eliminate the testing bottleneck. Perform tests early and late in the SDLC to keep software moving -- and cut down on defects. Continue Reading
10 tips on when to refactor code

Developers only have so much time available. Here's how to prioritize code refactoring so you get the most value from the least amount of effort. Continue Reading
Pick user-centric software performance testing metrics

Unlike other types of tests, performance tests gauge how well an application works -- not whether it fails. Testers must pay close attention to these metrics to keep end users happy. Continue Reading

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Use intrusive testing to push software to, and past, its limits

Grab your sledgehammer and get to work with destructive software testing. Here's how to use these intrusive methods to identify points of failure before software reaches users. Continue Reading
DevOps in the enterprise requires focus on security, visibility

App dev, quality and delivery challenges constantly pop up in DevOps implementations. Hear how overworked IT professionals deal with these challenges, and how tools can help -- or not. Continue Reading
How to achieve speedy application response times

Development and operations teams both have a responsibility to ensure fast application response times. Follow this advice to measure and reduce delay. Continue Reading