subject: Cloud Performance Testing and Web Load Testing [print this page] Cloud Performance Testing and Web Load Testing
Internet has fundamentally changed the way we do business in 21st Century. The usage of internet, its applications, business models and marketing names keep changing regularly. It has moved from Internet to WEB, Online, ecommerce, WEB 2.0, ASP, SaaS, PaaS, Cloud, Private Cloud, Public Cloud . So on and so forth.
The bandwidth has increased tremendously due to fiber, computing speeds have increased many folds, storage capacity gets cheaper and larger, changing end user appliance from desktop computer to laptop to tablets / iPAD and smart phones.
World has become well connected and a smaller place, thanks to CLOUD
Business engages with its Customers, Employees, Vendors on the Cloud so its essential that the applications are available and performing on their appliances and networks.
Availability on Server Side
Availability on Client Side
Acceptable response times
Secured Access and Transaction Completion
IT teams are responsible for ensuring availability and response times on server side, the areas under their control. However it is important for Business to know whether application is available and working for Customers. After all the investments in IT is to help Business. Business either depends on Cloud for
Revenues
Reduced Cost of Sales
Reduced Cost of Support
247 Channel availability
Reduce Cost of Document distribution, Marketing and Information Sharing
Brand Building
Reduced cost of operations like AP, AR, Employee Portal, Vendor Portal
You may not have full control on all elements in the Cloud, however you should have knowledge and information of its Performance in order to
Drive Vendor SLA
Make informed decisions on investment and partner/vendor selection in future
If it's end-to-end need to have some visibility and control or access to various points in the chain. Which component should you be concentrating your efforts on based upon what the Bank owns and controls?
Cloud Applications
Appliances and Operating Systems
Browsers ( IE, Firefox, Safari, Chrome, Mobile browsers)
ISP, Multiple carriers and locations
Server side components
The Cloud Performance Management Solutions includes
Load and Stress Testing
Cloud Load Testing from actual end users
Web Load Testing using Synthetic Load Generators
Cross Browser Testing
Bandwidth Testing and Optimization
Performance Tuning and Optimization
247 Monitoring from Cloud
SLA Monitoring
Experienced teams who have done these performance testing and monitoring will be in better position to quickly get the job done quickly and appropriately for you.
