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Load Testing Services from Software Development Technologies
Using Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers
SAN JOSE, Calif., January 17, 2006 – Software Development Technologies (SDT) provides load testing services using the new Microsoft software test tools in Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers. By using test tools from Microsoft instead of tools from other vendors, SDT can provide load testing services at a more attractive price.
Load testing has become critical for the success of both customer facing applications and internal applications. Customers over the Internet will abandon a site that does not provide swift response. E-Commerce transactions that take too long could fail or could cause the customer to accidentally make duplicate purchases. Applications deployed internally can be overwhelmed by user load when introduced in an enterprise’s intranet. The company’s IT department could then be forced to scramble to add additional system resources, since there is no time to redesign the application once it is deployed.
A load test is a simulation of the real life use of an application. The goal is to predict how the application will perform when deployed. The test must be conducted in an environment as close to the anticipated production application environment as possible. Load tests are run with virtual users, which are simulated by a program that responds to the application the same way that a real user would respond. The software development industry has recognized the need to do load testing. But previously available load test tools have commanded a premium price. License fees have been based upon the number of virtual users, rather than on the number of platforms generating load. Microsoft has changed this model with the introduction of Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Testers.
SDT has partnered with Microsoft to provide load testing services using Team Edition for Software Testers. SDT is a Microsoft Certified Partner and has achieved Microsoft’s Custom Development Solutions competency. SDT is the first company with a focus on software testing to be recognized by Microsoft for expertise in testing custom development solutions. Achievement of the competency distinguishes SDT from other software testing companies and demonstrates SDT’s skills in the use of Microsoft technologies.
SDT’s load testing methodology is a component of the Software Testing in the Real World ™ methodology. The key project deliverables of the load testing service are:
- A Pre-Test Check List defining the objectives of the load test
- A Load Test Design Plan listing the scenarios to test
- Automated scripts or executable programs used to build load tests
- Execution reports and graphs produced during test runs
- A Load Test Summary Report describing the results
There are a number of reasons to run a load test. The goal is to ensure that an application provides a good experience for the end users. Factors that affect end user satisfaction include system responsiveness, stability, and capability. A load test can help set response time expectations and help estimate system capacity.
SDT is your partner of choice for load testing because:
- Software Development Technologies focuses its expertise on software testing.
- SDT’s Software Testing in the Real World methodology is a comprehensive approach based on over a decade of implementing software testing functions in Fortune 500 companies.
- SDT’s test experts have real-world experience over application types and technology platforms.
- The test experts have been working with the test tools in Visual Studio Team Edition for Software Testers since the product’s introduction.
- SDT is a Microsoft Certified Partner and has been recognized by Microsoft for its expertise in testing custom development solutions.
About SDT
SDT, a company dedicated to transforming software testing, develops and markets the most comprehensive and effective testing tools, training and services. The company was founded in 1992 by Edward Kit, a 25-year industry veteran, well-known test expert, author and keynote speaker. As the company’s president and CEO, Kit has successfully guided the company in its effort to help customers implement software test best practices, tools and methodologies; and ultimately improve their return on investment for software development. Today the management team is a list of “who’s who” experts, representing decades of software development and test experience at companies including Oracle, Tandem Computers, Xerox, Cadence Design Systems and Digital. SDT has established relationships with multiple Fortune 500 companies in industries ranging from manufacturing to financial services and telecommunications.
SDT, Unified TestPro, UTP, ReviewPro, and “Software Testing in the Real World” are trademarks of Software Development Technologies. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
last update: 17-January-06
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