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APPLICATION LOAD TESTING SOLUTIONS
Maximize Reliability
Optimize Performance
Accelerate Time to Market
ApTest's load testing solutions provide all this, and more. We offer
stress and performance testing packages combining Opensource load
test tools with ApTest's experienced load test consultancy.
Be confident you are deploying high quality, reliable applications.
Let us help you ensure the scalability and performance of your applications
without prohibitive tool licensing costs.
PERFORMANCE TEST TOOLS
The high cost of commercial tools for performance testing has motivated
the emergence of open-source tools for this purpose. These tools are
reliable, fully featured, and applicable to most load testing projects.
The tools simulate thousands of users interacting with Web, application
and database servers; create realistic models simulating
different business environments; and provide a repository
of information to easily analyze and report results throughout application
development.
Open source tools are, of course, available at no charge which presents a
huge cost savings versus purchasing commercial alternatives. However these
tools do present a steeper learning curve, which is where ApTest consultancy
services can help by providing a turn-key application of these tools
to meet your needs.
LOAD TESTING
Getting a load test in place is usually a fairly quick process, generally
taking 4-6 weeks from start to a complete load test suite and performance
characterization. However you need to get the right skills and experience
with performance testing and use of performance test tools
to make the project a success. There are three major phases to a new
load test project:
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PHASE | SCOPE | SKILL SETS |
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| Strategy and Planning
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Defining your performance objectives
and how they will be measured
and tested
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Industry/user expectations
Software architectures
Performance test design
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Test Development |
Developing test scripts which simulate
your users' behavior
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Software architectures
Software development
Performance testing |
Test Execution |
Executing your test scripts to simulate
user load, interpreting you results
and tuning your implementation
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Performance test tools
System administration
Performance tuning
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APTEST LOAD TESTING SOLUTIONS
Depending on your level of available resource you can take advantage of
assistance from ApTest at any phase of your load testing project.
Experienced ApTest load testing consultants will work with your staff
on making your project a smashing success.
LOAD TEST GOLD
Assistance with strategy and planning of your load test:
- Defining your performance objectives
- Identifying the performance-critical points in your architecture
- Specifying the types of users to generate the necessary load
- Planning your test environment
ApTest will provide you information on industry norms and sample test
plans and, working with your staff, will develop a strategy and plan for
your specific needs. You'll need to provide a staff member who understands
your architecture to liaison with us during the project. At the completion
of the project, objectives for your load test and a plan for implementing
them will have been defined. Your application need not be working during
this activity, but it helps.
LOAD TEST PLATINUM
The strategy and planning process defined for Load Test Gold, plus development of the scripts needed to implement it.
ApTest will develop test scripts to simulate the user behavior defined in
your test plan, test them, document them for use in subsequent load
tests, and transfer them to your staff. You'll need to provide a staff
member who understands your architecture to liaison with us during the
project. At the completion of the project your staff will be ready to
execute a load test on your application. Your application needs to be
complete and operational during this process and be fairly reliable.
LOAD TEST DIAMOND
The strategy, planning, and test development process defined for Load Test Platinum, plus execution of your load test:
- Test tool deployment
- Test execution at your site
- Interpretation of your results and advice on tuning your application
- Assistance with isolating and addressing reliability issues
ApTest will deploy performance test tools at your site, execute your
test scripts, and work with your staff to iteratively tune your
application to handle this load with high performance and reliability.
You'll need to provide a performance test bed and a staff member who
understands administering it to work with us on the project. At the
completion of the project you'll have a thorough understanding of your
application's performance under varied load conditions and how it can be
tuned to your performance goals. In many cases these goals will be achieved
with the tuning done during the testing project itself. As well your
staff will familiar with the tools and test scripts used in the project
and able to perform addition performance testing in the future.
Your application needs to be complete, operational, and reliable during this process.
PRICING
Pricing depends on the testing package you select. Please contact us for advice on selection and pricing for a solution that will address your requirements.
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