Ever wondered what would happen if you launched your web applications without load testing them? You may run into glitches and lose a huge chunk of your customer base due to poor app performance. For ...

Load testing tools are important to test a specific software's performance in actual or realistic environments. After all, a web application is only as favorable as its use in practical scenarios.

With the release of its new LoadRunner in the Cloud application load testing solution, HP aims to provide the flexibility of software-as-a-service in tools that traditionally entailed substantial ...

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Load testing vs. stress testing: What are the main differences? Your email has been sent The load testing vs stress testing discussion has been on the lips of both software developers and some ...

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Has your e-commerce site been load-tested lately? If not, get it done. After all, the IT folks are always writing new code, which can have unforeseen side effects. Also, your site is probably showing ...

In my new day job at Alpha Software, one of my responsibilities is to explore ways to expand the reach of the company’s products. One of the first projects to fall into my lap was load testing a ...

The challenges of Web simulation stem from the fact that a test environment must allow for all of the variables and factors found in Web trafficmainly the unpredictability created by the end user.

Load Tester PRO™ automatically scans through huge amounts of performance data and analyze a site's performance to find out how many users the site can handle, regardless of the number of users or ...

Most cloud applications are "load tested" for the first time when they're launched, but one company aims to change that with a testing tool that can tweet, send SMS, watch movies, order music, and ...