Final Exam: Performance Engineering Practices for Architecture

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

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  explain the role of the performance architect
  

  describe the key differences between a performance architect and a performance engineer
  

  discuss why the system architecture is important to performance engineering
  

  describe how to refactor an existing software solution based on performance analysis
  

  describe factors that need to be considered when designing the architecture of a high-performance software solution
  

  discuss common microservices monitoring tools
  

  describe methods for optimizing microservices performance
  

  identify common metrics to monitor for microservices
  

  describe complexities and the purpose of microservices monitoring
  

  discuss microservices, the performance issues surrounding them, and the challenges of scalability
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  discuss the factors that need to be considered for server performance
  

  describe network performance factors and methods for mitigating performance issues
  

  discuss internet and browser performance factors and how to improve performance
  

  discuss the server performance advisor tool and how it's used to improve performance
  

  discuss Little's Law and how it can be utilized to optimize system queues for better workloads
  

  describe application performance measurement and methods for better performance
  

  discuss application troubleshooting flow and how it can be applied to gain better performance
  

  describe methods for application performance evaluation and monitoring
  

  identify factors associated with cloud migration and optimal performance
  

  identify best practices associated with cloud migrations