Context-Driven Performance Testing with Alexander Podelko

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About this Episode

In this episode, find out why the value of any practice, especially performance testing, depends on its context. While context-driven testing is usually associated with functional Testing, Alex Podelko, a Consulting Member of Technical Staff at Oracle, explains how it works even better with performance-related activities. Listen up and discover a new approached, you can use with your performance testing planning efforts.

About Alexander Podelko

Alexander Podelko

Alex Podelko has specialized in performance since 1997, working as a performance engineer and architect for several companies. Currently, he is a Consulting Member of Technical Staff at Oracle, responsible for performance testing and optimization of Enterprise Performance Management and Business Intelligence (a.k.a. Hyperion) products.

Alex periodically talks and writes about performance-related topics, advocating tearing down silo walls between different groups of performance professionals. His collection of performance-related links and documents (including his recent articles and presentations) can be found at http://www.alexanderpodelko.com.

Also, Alex currently serves as a director for the Computer Measurement Group (CMG), an organization of performance and capacity planning professionals.

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Context-Driven Performance Testing with Alexander Podelko

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