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  • Performance testing in the cloud

    In this article, SSQ contributor Crystal Bedell looks at three characteristics of cloud-based testing services and describes how performance test vendors are using this model.

  • Load testing and performance testing with JMeter

    JMeter, a free open source load testing tool, is straightforward to use and supports several programming languages, including HTTP/HTTPS, SOAP, JDBC, LDAP and JMS. In the following set of informati...

  • Noah Sussman of Etsy presents at STPCon 2011

    Noah Sussman of Etsy presents at STPCon 2011

    In this video, Noah Sussman from Etsy.com talks about recent changes at Etsy, including production, release and code testing changes that have resulted in company growth. He presented at STPCon 201...

  • Tips for interpreting JMeter results

    Interpretation of results from performance test tools is complicated. Learn how to interpret data from your JMeter Listeners using scatter charts, and by using the Aggregate Report Listener and the...

Stress, Load and Software Performance Testing

  • Performance testing in the cloud

    In this article, SSQ contributor Crystal Bedell looks at three characteristics of cloud-based testing services and describes how performance test vendors are using this model.  Feature

  • Load testing and performance testing with JMeter: Tutorial

    JMeter, a free open source load testing tool, is straightforward to use and supports several programming languages, including HTTP/HTTPS, SOAP, JDBC, LDAP and JMS. In the following set of informative tips, expert Mike Kelly explores the capabilities ...  Tutorial

  • Mobile applications: Testing and monitoring using SaaS solutions

    Quality and performance monitoring in the world of mobile devices and mobile applications is an important topic for developers. This story discusses new mobile apps, highlights comments from the companies that offer them and examines the advantages o...  Feature

  • Application performance testing tutorial

    Ensure that your software is built to perform using these application performance testing best practices from testers in the trenches.  Tutorial

  • Master core deliverables: Testing Center of Excellence tutorial

    This installment discusses the core set of deliverables that a TCoE should be responsible for creating and maintaining. We'll examine testing workflows, methodologies and templates, as well as specific artifacts for its partners including: Test Strat...  Learning guide

  • Top 10 performance testing tips

    Are you properly testing your applications for performance? These performance testing tips -- many written by performance testing expert Scott Barber -- can help you make sure you're covering all your bases.  Fast Guide

  • Software testing fundamentals: Performance testing

    Software performance testing is crucial to software development and very easy to mess up. These tips and expert opinions illustrate how to conduct performance tests effectively.  Learning Guide

  • Tips for interpreting JMeter results

    Interpretation of results from performance test tools is complicated. Learn how to interpret data from your JMeter Listeners using scatter charts, and by using the Aggregate Report Listener and the Monitor Results Listener.  Tip

  • Performance testing in the Agile enterprise

    Fitting performance testing into an existing or transitioning Agile enterprise is not easy. In this tip, software performance expert Scott Barber explains the challenges associated with performance testing in Agile environments and describes three ap...  Tip

  • Improving software performance: Mobile, cloud computing demand APM

    Learn strategies for developing and maintaining software performance that delivers business value and satisfies mobile and cloud computing users' demand for instant application access. Experts advise on requirements, testing and application lifecycle...  Tip

  • Defining a strategy for testing mobile devices

    Stuck with a requirement to run your app on an iPad when you don't have an iPad? What about the plethora of other mobile devices out there? How can you possibly test? In this tip, Matt Heusser gives some advice on a mobility test strategy that will a...  Tip

  • Testing-as-a-Service: Outsourcing your specialized software testing

    Testing-as-a-Service (TaaS) solutions are cropping up in the software industry, allowing clients the ability to take advantage of paying for what they need, when they need it, rather than investing in expensive tool sets and experts. In this tip, sit...  Tip

  • Test automation: Investing in performance testing

    Performance test automation can require special tools and skills. Often organizations don't know where to start. In this tip by Agile Testing co-author Lisa Crispin, you'll learn the steps to analyze your needs, evaluate solutions, build the environm...  Tip

  • Agile testing on large-scale projects

    What are key factors to success in agile testing efforts on large-scale projects? Consultant David Johnson suggests they are experience, your agile approach, the size and complexity of your non-agile code base and the long-term ownership of the appli...  Tip

  • Performance testing tips from the greats

    Ever wondered how major organizations such as Facebook handle performance testing? To find out, Matt Heusser took the performance testing tutorial at STPCon in Las Vegas, Nevada-- and shares five tips he learned from prominent experts in the field.  Tip

  • Strategies for minimizing regression defects

    Regression defects, those unexpected defects that result from a fix of another defect, are often the most challenging to find and fix. Expert John Overbaugh describes why these defects are so challenging and offers up techniques, such as automation a...  Tip

  • Application lifecycle performance testing and monitoring strategies

    Testing and monitoring an application's performance capabilities often consists of a series of tradeoff's and compromises, says expert Mike Kelly. In this tip, learn how to approach performance testing, tie together business metrics and gauge an appl...  Tip

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    Stress testing is the process of determining the ability of a computer, network, program or device to maintain a certain level of effectiveness under unfavorable conditions... (Continued)  Word

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    Performance testing is the process of determining the speed or effectiveness of a computer, network or software program or device... (Continued)  Word

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  • integration testing or integration and testing (I&T)

    Integration testing, also known as integration and testing (I&T), is a software development process which program units are combined and tested as groups in multiple ways. In this context, a unit is defined as the smallest testable part of an applica...  Word

  • Noah Sussman of Etsy presents at STPCon 2011

    In this video, Noah Sussman from Etsy.com talks about recent changes at Etsy, including production, release and code testing changes that have resulted in company growth. He presented at STPCon 2011, advising on how to manage quality in a fast-paced ...  Video

  • Performance testing in the cloud

    In this article, SSQ contributor Crystal Bedell looks at three characteristics of cloud-based testing services and describes how performance test vendors are using this model.  Feature

  • Load testing and performance testing with JMeter: Tutorial

    JMeter, a free open source load testing tool, is straightforward to use and supports several programming languages, including HTTP/HTTPS, SOAP, JDBC, LDAP and JMS. In the following set of informative tips, expert Mike Kelly explores the capabilities ...  Tutorial

  • Noah Sussman of Etsy presents at STPCon 2011

    In this video, Noah Sussman from Etsy.com talks about recent changes at Etsy, including production, release and code testing changes that have resulted in company growth. He presented at STPCon 2011, advising on how to manage quality in a fast-paced ...  Video

  • Tips for interpreting JMeter results

    Interpretation of results from performance test tools is complicated. Learn how to interpret data from your JMeter Listeners using scatter charts, and by using the Aggregate Report Listener and the Monitor Results Listener.  Tip

  • Performance testing in the Agile enterprise

    Fitting performance testing into an existing or transitioning Agile enterprise is not easy. In this tip, software performance expert Scott Barber explains the challenges associated with performance testing in Agile environments and describes three ap...  Tip

  • Mobile applications: Testing and monitoring using SaaS solutions

    Quality and performance monitoring in the world of mobile devices and mobile applications is an important topic for developers. This story discusses new mobile apps, highlights comments from the companies that offer them and examines the advantages o...  Feature

  • Real-time performance monitoring for mobile apps

    Mobile ALM provider Keynote DeviceAnywhere and TomTom announced a partnership that enables real-time performance monitoring for TomTom mobile devices. This solution uses a cloud-based platform and provides developers with constant monitoring as well ...  News

  • Business decision making: Trade-offs between security solutions and performance

    In a previous response, security expert John Overbaugh addressed the trade-offs between security and performance. Many companies face these trade-offs and struggle with the business decision. In this expert response, he addresses strategies business ...  Answer

  • Agile software development: Planning for performance test

    Agile expert Lisa Crispin explains the importance of planning for performance testing and other testing activities in the development lifecycle, asserting that performance testing must be considered early in the process.  Answer

  • Improving software performance: Mobile, cloud computing demand APM

    Learn strategies for developing and maintaining software performance that delivers business value and satisfies mobile and cloud computing users' demand for instant application access. Experts advise on requirements, testing and application lifecycle...  Tip

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About Stress, Load and Software Performance Testing

Software performance testing is done on a system to assess if an application will meet the specified performance criteria. Performance testing can test load, simulating a heavy load such as many users or large chunks of data going through the system. Stress tests, which are tests to test the upper limits of load that a system can endure, are a form of performance testing. Performance tests monitor such things as throughput, system latency, or response time. Monitors can be used post-deployment to help troubleshoot or alert the team of performance delays that might occur.