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Real user monitoring vs. synthetic monitoring: Understanding best practices

Dynatrace

RUM, however, has some limitations, including the following: RUM requires traffic to be useful. In some cases, you will lack benchmarking capabilities. Because RUM relies on user-generated traffic, it’s hard to indicate persistent issues across the board. Real user monitoring limitations. RUM generates a lot of data.

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Have You Tested Your App Performance & Capacity Recently?

Apica

Global consumers have high expectations for seamless access via wireless and mobile networks, regardless of their location and the complex, technological components underneath. Load and stress-testing benchmark goals for the backend technological components. User scenarios specifically expected to have high-loads.

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