How I Became A Performance Engineer

How I Became A Performance Engineer

My career as a performance engineer started in a strange way. In 1998, I worked at Deloitte & Touche on the outskirts of Nashville. I had just been assigned to a new development team that built the firm’s internal time and expense tracking software. Prior to...

My First Load Testing Experience

My First Load Testing Experience

The first time I ever heard the term “performance testing”, I worked at Deloitte just outside Nashville, Tennessee. I was selected to be on the newly formed “Implementation Team”. This was an internal group at the home office that would assist branch locations in...

How I Became A Consultant

How I Became A Consultant

This is the story of how I became a consultant and started consulting for multiple companies after working for one company for years. CommerceQuest In late 1999, I left Deloitte to join one of the first Mercury services partners. They were building a team focused on...

How I Started Loadtester Incorporated

How I Started Loadtester Incorporated

In 2003, I was in a complete rut with my career. While my employer was always good to me, paid fairly, and had great benefits, I had hit the ceiling of what I could accomplish there. I knew something had to change, but I was confused about what to do about it. The...

The SMC Journal Report

The SMC Journal Report

The SMC Journal is a podcast discussing all things related to performance engineering. The web site is located at: smcjournal.com You can watch it live or see the archived shows on my Youtube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/ScottMooreConsultingLLC It covers news...

DevOps or DevOOps?

DevOps or DevOOps?

Those of you who have known me for any length of time know that I use the hashtag #DevOOps often when referencing online articles where performance and availability failures have occurred in the public view. Why do I do this? Do I just hate people in DevOps? What Are...