Flexible IO benchmarking tool for the virtualisation market

Zoltes, a provider in software only testing solutions for Data Centers, Cloud Computing, Voice and Video Technologies, has released a new version of Zoltes Test Fabric (ZTF) with IO benchmarking capabilities for VMware virtualization environments. ZTF is a cost effective, software only solution that provides an IO benchmarking framework for VMware virtualization environments leveraging its flexibility, [...]

What’s in your toolbox?

He’s not being nosey but Dave Whalen has a few suggestions  

Scriptless tools: focus on what matters

Graham Parsons, CEO of Reflective Solutions considers the changing role and skill sets of a Performance Tester

Tools for modernisation

Matthew Morris, a director at Desynit, an IT consultancy with specialist skills in legacy applications, explains the role of testing tools in the context of application modernisation.

Blueberry launches Version 3.0 of its software testing tool for developers

Blueberry Software Ltd has released a major upgrade to its software testing tool for developers and testers – BB TestAssistant Version 3.0. Blueberry says its new version is designed to make accurate reporting of complex defects easy. It is an innovative screen-recorder-based software testing tool that puts vital information at the fingertips of developers according [...]

Shipping Forecast

Facilita’s Gordon McKeown explains how his company’s Forecast performance and load testing tool is having an increasing impact on the performance testing market. Facilita has gained an impressive set of clients over the last few years. So what has attracted such technically savvy users as CMC Markets, ASOS, and EADS? We recently caught up with [...]

Game-changing performance testing

A partnership between Amazon and Soasta has borne fruit in the form of a performance testing tool that is game-changing according Soasta’s Vince Vasquez.  Ten years ago, Tom Lounibos was asked what would happen if his SaaS application suddenly had a large spike in traffic. Would his site crash? Would user response time crawl to [...]

Standalone testing partner

AppLabs, which claims to be the world’s largest software testing and quality management company, has announced that Avis Europe plc, a leading car rental company in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia has named AppLabs as its standalone testing partner.  “After thoroughly reviewing solutions from a host of vendors, we found AppLabs offered the [...]

Targeting new technology

Although it has stiff competition from the giants of the software industry, Facilita has carved out a strong niche supplying a complete load testing solution to its customers. T.E.S.T speaks to the company’s managing director Gordon McKeown. Facilita claims to be among the few companies supplying the testing industry that is able to offer a [...]

Message layer testing tool considerations

Parasoft managing director Andrew Thompson looks at some of the challenges of testing current day, more advanced SOA projects, not necessarily those found on the original simple services developed at the beginning of the SOA revolution. Let’s begin by setting the background. Your company is developing an integration platform that will provide an interface for [...]