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What are we trying to do Practical Performance Analyst – 9th June 2012
Agenda
Who is a Practical Performance Analyst
What is Practicalperformanceanalyst.com all about
What is our Mission
Who is our audience
Why are we doing this
How can you help
Who is a practical performance analyst
Let’s quickly define Performance Engineering -
Definition - Performance engineering within systems engineering, encompasses the set of roles, skills, activities, practices, tools, and deliverables applied at every phase of the Systems Development Life Cycle which ensures that a solution will be designed, implemented, and operationally supported to meet the non-functional performance requirements defined for the solution. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performance_engineering
A Practising Performance Engineer performing one or a combination of the following roles -
Performance Architect
Performance Modeller
Capacity Planner
Capacity Manager
Performance Tester
Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Architect
Diagnostics & Tuning Engineer
A Practical Performance Analyst is a practicing Performance Engineer with a practical point of view
A Practical Performance Analyst could potentially also be an individual who has been associated with Performance in one way or the other, has appreciation for the challenges of dealing with Performance and aspires to work in one of the areas mentioned above
What is PPA.com all about
Dispel the myth that Performance Engineering is rocket science
Create a Body Of Knowledge for Performance Engineering
Communicate Performance Engineering concepts using simple and lucid terminology
Define Performance Engineering processes and document re-useable process templates
Create a platform that engages industry experts
Give a voice to Performance Engineers around the world
Create a community where individuals with related interests can share their experiences and learn from others
Assist aspiring Performance Engineers understand career options
Give product vendors the ability to reach out to the community by participating in discussions, share information on product launches, offer preview of next generation products and get feedback from an invaluable focus group
Areas of focus across Performance Engineering -
Performance Requirements Gathering
Performance Modelling
Performance Testing
Performance Optimization, tuning & diagnostics
Performance Monitoring
Capacity Planning
Capacity Management
What is our mission
Create a Body Of Knowledge (BoK) for Performance Engineering
Create awareness on the various facets of Performance Engineering across the SDLC
Create a bridge between Vendors and adopters of Performance Engineering related solutions
Offer un-biased views on products, technologies, concepts, paradigms related to Performance Engineering
Create a strong community with the intention of sharing knowledge and helping others learn
Assist to be Performance Engineers by providing them guidance on career options available
Creating a market for skills in the Performance Engineering space
Bring together industry experts to share knowledge and insight on significant issues of the day
Who is our audience
Anyone who has some interests in one of the following areas as a stake holder, an advisor, a solution implementer or the Practical Performance Analyst himself
Performance Requirements Gathering
Performance Modelling
Performance Optimization & Application Diagnostics
Performance Testing
Performance Monitoring
Capacity Planning
Capacity Management
Candidates who are interested in making a career in one of the above areas
Why are we doing this
Dispel the myth that Performance Engineering is rocket science
Create a Body Of Knowledge (BoK) that can be refined and referenced over time
Bring together a community of individuals with similar interests to share and learn from each others experiences
Create a bridge between product vendors and product adopters
Help potential Practical Performance Analysts understand career options
Help experienced Practical Performance Analysts venture into other areas of Performance Engineering
Offer mentoring and guidance to individuals seeking to learn more about Performance Engineering
Advocate Proactive Performance Management across all clients
How can you help
Each one of you can help in one of the following ways –
Site
Contribute to the Body Of Knowledge (BoK)
Contribute articles, product reviews, How-to’s, etc.
Contribute relevant articles and posts from other websites
Community
Offer mentoring to potential Practical Performance Analysts
Recruit other Practical Performance Analysts
Spread the word
