Scott Barber

PerfTestPlus, Inc.

CTO of PerfTestPlus and recognized worldwide as a thought-leader in software system performance and testing, Scott Barber describes himself as a “tester, author, speaker, disrupter, and dad.” Scott is the author of Web Load Testing for Dummies and co-/contributing author of Performance Testing Guidance for Web Applications, Beautiful Testing, and How to Reduce the Cost of Testing. He has written more than 100 articles and delivered keynotes on five continents. Currently, Scott’s focus is on applying, enhancing, and teaching Rapid Performance Testing and T⁴APM™. When he’s not being a geek, Scott enjoys spending time with his partner Dawn and his sons Nick and Taylor. Learn more at about.me/scott.barber.

Speaker Presentations

Monday, April 29, 2013 - 8:30am

Half-day Tutorials

Managing Application Performance: A Simplified Universal Approach

In response to increasing market demand for well-performing applications, many organizations implement performance testing programs, often at great expense. Sadly, these solutions alone are often insufficient to keep pace with emerging expectations and competitive pressures. Scott Barber shares the fundamentals of implementing T⁴APM™ including specific examples from recent client implementations. T⁴APM™ is a simple and universal approach that is valuable independently or as an extension of existing performance testing programs.