Alex Podelko

OCTOBER 20, 2016

I am looking forward to share my thoughts on ‘Reinventing Performance Testing’ at the imPACt performance and capacity conference by CMG held on November 7-10, 2016 in La Jolla, CA. And the question is how effective is the system – any performance improvement results in immediate savings. – Cloud. – Agile.

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Abstracta

AUGUST 7, 2020

What do restaurants and performance testing have in common? We’ll spoil the punchline… It’s servers that get stressed! In this episode of our software testing podcast, Federico interviews.

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DZone

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Below are some of the key metrics that need to be monitored during performance testing: CPU utilization. Server page faults/second. Let's take a look at some of the causes of negative impacts on performance testing and some quick resolutions that will help smooth everything out. Heap memory utilization.

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DZone

JUNE 20, 2019

Growing up in performance engineering in the last decade, it was almost impossible to think of simulating load using a real browser because a performance engineer would need a lot of machines to simulate load using a real browser.

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DZone

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

This time I would like to show my experience creating an End2End test for a Camel integration application that connects these layers: Apache Kafka. KIE server ( rules engine ). Apache ActiveMQ Artemis. PostgreSQL. Localstack ( AWS similar ). Red Hat Ingress upload service. Minio ( AWS similar ).

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SQL Shack

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In this article, we will learn how to use Apache JMeter to perform a load test on SQL Server. This test type enables us to measure the application behaviors under specific conditions so that it enables us to observe a variety of resource consumptions (CPU, memory, latency, response times, etc) and it also helps to […].

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KeyCDN

AUGUST 15, 2019

Web performance is a broad subject, and you’ll find no shortage of performance testing tips and tutorials all over the web. What is Performance Testing? In the context of web development, performance testing entails using software tools to simulate how an application runs under specific circumstances.

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SQL Shack

JULY 28, 2020

In this article, we will learn how to test our storage subsystems performance using Diskspd. The storage subsystem is one of the key performance factors for SQL Server because SQL Server storage engine stores database objects, tables, and indexes on the physical files.

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Dynatrace

MAY 17, 2023

Validation tasks are then extended left to cover performance testing and release validation in a pre-production environment. Resilient applications with chaos testing in pre-production Another Dynatrace team uses a guardian as a safeguard during chaos testing.

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Dotcom-Montior

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

You’ve likely uttered the phrases “test early and often” and “shift left,” but do you always remind yourself of the importance of that phrase from the end user’s perspective? LoadView, our on-demand, cloud-based load and stress testing platform , takes an outside-in approach to performance testing.

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Dotcom-Montior

JUNE 19, 2017

Let’s face it - the ideal load test emulates real world traffic, yet most load testing software doesn't come close. A series of GET requests from an in-house server can't possibly replicate what actually happens when a website sees a sudden increase in users from all over the world.

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Testsigma

MAY 14, 2021

Cloud-based testing has become quite integral these days. Most businesses have already done the shift towards cloud-based testing. The traditional testing that was done on the software installed on local servers is now slowly fading away. Cloud-based testing comprises cloud-based test automation as well.

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Testlodge

JULY 3, 2019

In SOA, the application sends a request through the service provider’s server via an API gateway, which in turn returns a response. The Service Oriented Architecture Testing Process. Different testing methods are described below: Web services testing. This testing can be performed using API testing tools such as SoapUI.

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DZone

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Mocking Test Methodology. User Service — Example to Be Tested With Mocks. User Service — Example to Be Tested With Mocks. The key idea of mocking is to replace real code (e.g. call to database or service) with artificial functionality that has the same return type. There are different approaches to this practice.

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Testsigma

JULY 3, 2021

If you’ve been performing on-premise testing in your organization, you know the rules already. But for the uninitiated, on-premise testing is a form of testing where testers perform tests on local machines, systems, or devices set up at an office. On-premise testing comes with a lot of responsibility.

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DZone

AUGUST 26, 2019

Functional testing isn’t something new. For example, we instruct the testing tool to navigate to the registration page, fill out the form and press the submit button. So we need the testing tool to read the email message, parse it and navigate the link. The first challenge is to connect the testing tool with the mail server.

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Testsigma

APRIL 23, 2021

So, there’s a solid reason why mobile app testing is a crucial step in any app development process. To ensure our users get a seamless experience across any device — we perform mobile app testing. . That’s where mobile app automation testing comes into the picture. Best Mobile App Automation Testing Tools.

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Testsigma

APRIL 23, 2021

With the increased usage of smartphones in recent years, enterprises and the software industry now have to cater their applications to mobile devices for web testing in addition to desktops. and are deployed using a web server. Now, the developer has developed a new complex feature and tests the application again.

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Testsigma

DECEMBER 4, 2020

To ensure quality, mobile app testing is essential. In this blog, we will discuss a step-by-step mobile app testing checklist. This is where cross-platform testing comes into the picture. Since the mobile apps have limited storage space and power supply, test for memory utilization as well as battery usage.

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Enprowess

OCTOBER 7, 2021

8 Functional Testing types. Quick Summary: In the most straightforward and simple words, functional testing tests various aspects of an application, website, or system to guarantee that it is correctly doing what it should be. The tests also discover a more modular architecture with subsystems that have clear responsibilities.

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Testsigma

MARCH 23, 2021

And, precisely due to this diversity, the need for testing on many devices is paramount. With the ever-increasing and evolving sector of Android users, Android device testing is of the essence. . Why Is Android Device Testing Important? That’s the point that calls for comprehensive testing when it comes to Android development.

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Testsigma

JUNE 26, 2021

If we talk about testing itself — automation has taken us several leaps ahead; QA teams have solidified test efficiency and coverage even further. Gone are the days when automation testers had to learn coding to write test scripts. Enter codeless automation testing, which is one of the latest software trends to look out for.

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Testsigma

MAY 2, 2020

In this article, we have compiled some tips for remote QA testing teams to keep testing effectively. It is important that a remote QA testing team provides timely feedback. For testing specific tasks, always communicate the completion status on time when possible. Make your testing reports clear and concise.

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SQL Shack

MAY 13, 2020

In this article, we will learn latch contention issues that we might experience in the SQL Server TempDB database. Especially, we will mention the Memory-Optimized TempDB Metadata feature that was introduced with the SQL Server 2019. We will also discuss reasons and the solution method of these latch contention issues.

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Testsigma

APRIL 16, 2021

Android developers and testers perform mobile tests to deliver apps that drive a high user retention rate through a great user interface. While mobile automation tests are performed for Android, iOS, and Windows devices, in this post, we’ll dive into the UI frameworks for Android automation testing.

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Testsigma

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Over the course of two decades, he has helped Fortune 500 companies implement Agile testing practices. He has also authored a number of books on quality engineering and test automation. When I started my career, automation was used for automating UI-based regression testing. This changes how teams test for quality.

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Scalegrid

APRIL 28, 2020

Meltdown Performance Impact on MongoDB: AWS, Azure & DigitalOcean. See performance tests to determine the impact of the Meltdown CPU kernel patch on your MongoDB servers. Comparing MongoDB Performance on AWS, Azure & DigitalOcean. Learn more.

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SQL Shack

MAY 27, 2020

In this article, we will explain batch mode on rowstore feature, which was announced with SQL Server 2019. The main benefit of this feature is that it improves the performance of analytical queries, and it also reduces the CPU utilization of these types of queries.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Testing for mishaps you can predict is essential. Chaos engineering is a method of testing distributed software that deliberately introduces failure and faulty scenarios to verify its resilience in the face of random disruptions. Practitioners subject software to a controlled, simulated crisis to test for unstable behavior.

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Dynatrace

MARCH 9, 2022

Perform an audit on default settings of the application server. One suggestion I want to give them on their way is to look into the practices of Performance Testing and Chaos Engineering. You can test for them before releasing to production and can even simulate chaotic situations, e.g:

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SQL Performance

APRIL 13, 2022

To test the performance of your solution, you’ll need to populate the table with larger volumes of sample data. numgroups AS INT = 1000 , @rowspergroup AS INT = 10000 , -- test with 1000 to 10000 here. My test machine has four logical CPUs, running SQL Server ® 2019 Enterprise. T1 ; INSERT INTO dbo.

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Testlodge

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Load testing is a form of non-functional testing that is carried out to understand the behaviour of an application under a specific user load. Why Load Testing? The server couldn’t withstand the load and it went down! On that day, they realized the importance of testing for potential load on the server.

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Scalegrid

JANUARY 20, 2020

This extra cluster, known as a follower cluster, can be leveraged for multiple use cases, including for analyzing, optimizing and testing your application performance for MongoDB , MySQL and PostgreSQL. The ‘follower’ system is writable, so you can use it as a staging environment to test your application changes. Data Analytics.

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MachMetrics

MAY 2, 2020

Our most recent article identified (and remedied) the 4 most common page speed testing mistakes we see website owners making, and it inspired us to do even more to help those who make mistake #2: Only testing from 1 location. Of course, testing won’t often be available exactly where you are, but we can get very close.

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Smashing Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

Note : If you’re looking for a complete overview of best practices and tools, have a look at the Frontend performance checklist. Contrary to Lighthouse or WebPage Test, Waterfaller focuses on one thing alone — issues in the network waterfall. The number of included performance tests and checks is outstanding!

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Percona

MAY 9, 2023

Background story I recently worked with a company running a large four-shard MongoDB Enterprise Server database cluster on VMs on premises that decided to migrate to the Google Cloud Platform. This can be MongoDB Enterprise Server, MongoDB Community Edition, or Percona Server for MongoDB. Don’t start the server yet!

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Alex Podelko

DECEMBER 19, 2019

What’s that VM/Server Doing? Performance is not only about response time by Henrik Rexed, Neotys. – Henrik will discuss today’s load testing challenges – and Neotys is at the forefront in this area. – Industry experts share their unique experience on how to justify performance engineering.

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