Ben Rushlo: How to deliver high-performing, highly-available Cloud applications.

Cloud Computing Conference - Cloud Slam 2009.
Abstract. Whether you are just starting to think about adopting a cloud model or have already implemented this in your organization, by moving from on-premise applications to the cloud you are giving up lots of control. How do you make sure you meet end-users’ performance expectations when someone else takes the reigns? End-users expect sub 1s response times as your on-premise apps did. How can you ensure such performance with your cloud service provider? Web performance is paramount for your users and not having the right metrics in place to remain in control can lead to costly performance issues.

In this session, you will learn:
Learning Objective #1: How to evaluate and optimize the performance of cloud applications as it impacts your company’s bottom line.
Learning Objective #2: Key insights into what providers don’t want you to know, how to maintain control of complex customized cloud apps, and what to ask for when negotiating your SLAs.
Learning Objective #3: How to quantify the importance of the end user experience, which can't always be shown with hard data.

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