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Performance Testing with Open Source Tools – Myths and Reality

Alex Podelko

Otherwise we wouldn’t see so many commercial tools built on the top of open source including BlazeMeter (it is ironic that the article is posted on the BlazeMeter site), Flood, and OctoPerf. I remember really liking the technical side of these tests. What load testing tools did you use? What is your business model?

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Reinventing Performance Testing: New Architectures

Alex Podelko

The answer to this challenge is service virtualization, which allows simulating real services during testing without actual access. Cloud and virtualization triggered appearance dynamic, auto-scaling architectures, which significantly impact getting and analyzing feedback. Traditionally monitoring was on the system level.

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The Benefits of Tasktop’s Affinity Modeling

Tasktop

In software delivery tools, the data of interest exists as objects termed “artifacts”, which are work items like features, stories, tasks, test cases, defects and requirements. They are stored in the tools where the work gets done, like requirements tools, Agile planning tools and testing tools.

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Mobile Testing Lab: How to decide which way to go?

Testsigma

Once you have chosen your target devices, consider the architectural aspect of your hardware. You need strong and reliable servers to manage mobile devices and execute test scripts. New devices will launch more rigorously in the near future and you would always find yourself struggling to keep your hardware up to the minute.

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Eye-Tracking In Mobile UX Research

Smashing Magazine

Nowadays, hardware and software are designed to conduct eye-tracking studies for marketing , UX , psychological and medical research , gaming , and several other use cases. Another area that has been showing huge potential is eye-tracking in the context of virtual reality. Source: Nielsen Norman Group ) ( Large preview ).

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Cloud Testing: How to overcome the challenges of testing on-premise?

Testsigma

Benefits of On-Premise Testing. More control: While performing on-premise testing, organizations have more control over configurations, setup, hardware, and software. Data security: Since all the tools and machines are deployed within the premises — data is quite secure. Picture Source: Software Testing.

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Getting Started with LoadView On-Demand Performance Testing

Dotcom-Montior

Today we’ll be reviewing LoadView , an on-demand load-testing platform from Dotcom-Monitor that makes realistic load testing possible without an up-front investment in hardware or software infrastructure. Thanks to cloud-based virtual servers, LoadView can send traffic to your site or application from around the world.