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The Performance Mindset: The Messages Have Been Received

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Some related messages that we performance testers have been communicating for a few years might finally be getting heard!  The most prominent of those messages being: Test early, test often Performance testing is not an event, it is a process Integrate performance … [Read more...]

AQtime 8.2: Improved Sampling Profiler, Windows 8.1 Integration, and Licensing on Hyper-V Servers

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Today, SmartBear is pleased to announce the immediate availability of AQtime version 8.2 - a minor release that includes profiler and platform updates as well as a number of bug fixes. We hope these changes will help you more efficiently optimize your applications with … [Read more...]

How Micron’s Automata Promises to Improve Parallel Processing

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The most common application for Micron’ new chip might be Big Data, but it can be used anywhere a complex or unstructured data stream needs analysis. Micron Technology is not the first company that comes to mind when you think CPUs. Perhaps it’s not even the third or … [Read more...]

Why Load Test?

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Do you know, right at this moment, how much traffic your site can handle? How many more daily users could you app actually handle? Are you really hitting the response times that you're promising your customers in your SLA? The most obvious benefit of load testing is … [Read more...]

Load Testing 101: Essential Tips for Developers and Testers

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  You’ve worked hard developing your Web application. Maybe it’s nothing pioneering, but is one of the millions of unsung software heroes that make our lives function everyday. Then again, maybe it will change the world. Either way, you know you need to test it … [Read more...]

GeekSpeak with Scott Barber: Rob Sabourin [Special Edition]

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People always seem to be asking me if I still learn things at software events after having attended over a hundred in the past decade. And they almost always seem surprised to hear that I do still get things from sessions (though admittedly, very often it’s not what the … [Read more...]

How To Determine Your Virtual User Quota

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So you've decided that it's time to load test your website or app? Awesome. There are a probably a handful of questions that are swirling around your head as you prepare to do some performance testing. What metrics do I need to get out of the test? Do I want to test … [Read more...]

GeekSpeak with Scott Barber: Rosie Sherry

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People always seem to be asking me if I still learn things at software events after having attended over a hundred in the past decade. And they almost always seem surprised to hear that I do still get things from sessions (though admittedly, very often it’s not what the … [Read more...]

GeekSpeak with Scott Barber: Ole Lensmar

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People always seem to be asking me if I still learn things at software events after having attended over a hundred in the past decade. And they almost always seem surprised to hear that I do still get things from sessions (though admittedly, very often it’s not what the … [Read more...]

Beyond Load Testing: From Performance Testing to Performance Engineering

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If you’ve ever taken a train across the northern route of the U.S., you probably spent your time soaking in the beauty of the countryside and wondering at the odd little towns, never once thinking about the possibility of colliding with another train or that a career in … [Read more...]