1 + 1 = 4. Acquisition Closing Day Thoughts
What an exciting day it was. Of course better yet, it’s amazing what lies ahead when you think about what we, as Compuware and Gomez, will be able to do for our customers. I remember from the first meetings being amazed with the Gomez folks – clear focus on the customer problem being solved, a crisp business model that is scalable & “modern”, and energy, enthusiasm, talent – lots of... [Read more]
Measure Twice, Cut Once
Okay, so I’m not much of a handyman. I enjoy tinkering in the woodshop, but my accomplishments are more likely to include bending some perfectly good nails, gluing my hand to a tabletop, and starting a small fire. As much as I admire the work of master carpenters, I’m just not at that level. (Get it?) Over the years, though, even a novice sawdust-maker like me has come to appreciate the smart woodworker’s... [Read more]
Beware The Mobile Gold Rush
How popular is the mobile Web? Well, Facebook grew from 20 million to 65 million mobile users in eight months. And people are doing more than just updating their status and checking on their friends. They are checking their bank balances and then spending what’s left in their bank accounts, all from mobile devices. Over the last decade, companies have worked hard to create Web applications that quickly,... [Read more]
The Ajax Experience 2009 Wrap-up: Web Compatibility and Performance Testing in a Multi-Browser World
Hi, I’m Buddy Brewer, Director of Agent Technology at Gomez. I get a lot of perks at my job – working every day with brilliant engineers, discussing web performance with the largest scale sites on the internet – but meeting people at conferences and learning new things from them is always a special treat. I recently attended The Ajax Experience 2009 right in our backyard in Boston,... [Read more]
KISS: Optimizing the End-User Web Experience
I’m not a big candy guy, but there’s one chocolate treat I can’t pass up: the popular HERSHEY’S KISSES. On the off chance that you are reading this post from the comforts of a small cave, I should explain that KISSES are bite-sized, foil-wrapped milk chocolate candies. I’ve proven on several occasions that I can polish off a bowl of festive colored KISSES without remorse. I was conducting... [Read more]
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