Jun 27, 2022
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...
Apr 11, 2022
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...
Apr 5, 2022
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...
Mar 17, 2022
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...
Jan 3, 2022
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...
Mar 18, 2021
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...