Aaron Rudger, Director of Product Marketing at Keynote, has joined the APMdigest Vendor Forum.
Rudger is a veteran in the Web Performance space with over 15 years of experience industry experience. As Senior Product Marketing Manager, he leads the product vision, strategy and evangelization for Keynote’s industry leading web and mobile monitoring solutions.
Prior to Keynote Systems, Rudger held key marketing positions at Right90, BMC Software, Remedy Corporation and iPrint.com. His cross industry expertise in CRM, IT Management and eCommerce can be found in industry publications and technology blogs such as NBC News, Website Magazine. Rudger is also a frequent speaker at industry events like Velocity Conference.
Keynote is a provider of cloud–based testing, monitoring and analytics for mobile and web, optimizing the value of every digital interaction, enhancing user experience and driving business value through online performance. The company runs a worldwide cloud testing, monitoring and analytics network and collects over 700 million mobile and website performance measurements daily.
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