Performance Testing
• Planning and analysis phase to establish performance test objectives
• Test environment analysis to determine differences between production and test
• System, User and Transaction profiling
• Test Scenario definitions
• Transaction simulator tool selection and script builds to support various traffic components
• Iterative test execution to determine fulfillment of test objectives
• Monitoring tool selection and identification of metric check points
• Results interpretation, remedial tuning fixes, bottleneck analysis and recommendations
• Load and Volume Testing
• Stress Testing
• Performance Tuning
• Endurance / Soak Tests
• Smoke Tests
Performance Testing Tools
• OpenSTA for HTTP/S (Registered support company for OpenSTA)
• Mercury LoadRunner for Web HTTP/S Citrix, ORACLE DB, Java RMI protocols
• Mercury TOPAZ
• Rational Performance Studio
• Compuware QA-Hiperstation
• IBM TPNS
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Test Automation
• Test Harnesses for data input and exception comparisons
• Examine and determine opportunities for automation
• Automate databuilds
• Provide SOX compliance and controllership tools
• Enhance the testing depth
• Reduce the testing lifecycle
• Automate regression suites
Test Automation Tools
• Microsoft Access, VBA and SQL
• Mercury WinRunner
• Mercury QuickTest Professional
• Mercury TestDirector
• Compuware QA-Hiperstation
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