WOPR23 got off to a great start today. We have a diverse set of attendees from a variety of backgrounds, including many first-timers. Dynatrace has proven to be a great host, with ideal facilities. We had a tour of their NOC, where they use Dynatrace to monitor their hosted synthetic load and monitoring solutions. We […]
Dynatrace Hosting WOPR23
WOPR23: Pausing of an Era
WOPR22 Brainstorm: Takeaways
At the end of WOPR22, we asked the group for their takeaways. Here is the list that generated, with attribution when we could remember who said it. 1. “We need to think about Performance Testing (in terms) other than just load testing.” – Andy Hohenner 2. “Our first performance test for each build was a […]
WOPR22 Brainstorm: Illusion of Reality
Our last brainstorming exercise was an examination of the ways in which we acknowledge our performance model is likely to be inaccurate, compared to reality. Since much of performance testing centers on “realistic” simulation, and iterative development forces us to test faster with less information, it was instructive to review how we approach simulation fidelity. […]