009 Mike Brunt, Tuning & Troubleshooting ColdFusion Using Native Tools

Mike Brunt talks about “Tuning & Troubleshooting ColdFusion Using Native Tools” in this episode of the ColdFusion Alive Podcast, with host Michael Smith.

Mike is one of the speakers for the upcoming Into The Box ColdFusion Conference, where he will talk about Tuning & Troubleshooting ColdFusion Using Native Tools.

There are various tools and utilities which ship with ColdFusion and tend to be ignored when tuning is needed, also when trouble strikes. Server Monitor, for instance, is very powerful when used correctly. This practical session will show how to get the best from these powerful, built-in tools.

Episode topics

Why monitor your CF server?
18% in the State of the CF survey don’t monitor
Why use the built in CF Server Monitor?
What versions of CF is the server monitor in?
The hidden features of CF stat
Why you should be load testing your CF apps?
And how to do it for free.
Why are you proud to use CF?
WWIT to make CF more alive this year?
What are you looking forward to at Into The Box?
Mentioned in this episode

Free server monitor tools
Server monitor snapshot in one file of queries, JVM state when you reach a monitor limit
Runs on Jetty, separate JVM container
JVM monitoring tools
JMeter load testing tool
Blaze Meter
Taffy API