Instant Load Generator from Web Performance, Inc. Automates Massive Load
Tests
DURHAM, N.C. (Business Wire EON) April 22, 2008 --
Simulating very large numbers of users accessing a website just got much
easier with the release of the Instant Load Engine™
from Web Performance, Inc. Companies that rely on their websites to
handle thousands of customers at a time know the value of testing to
insure their site's performance and reliability, but the testing process
often incurs long delays as the testing software is installed on up to
hundreds of computers. For example, generating 50,000 simultaneous users
could require anywhere from 40 to 100 computers to be individually
configured and calibrated.
Because Web Performance, Inc. uses its own software to do fixed fee load
testing services, any time spent on configuration lowers the
profit margin. With that in mind, the product has been streamlined to
automate as much as possible, including zero installation, automatic
recognition, automatic quality control, automatic software updating, and
automatic load balancing. The result is the most technologically
advanced load testing software on the market, and no easier way to
generate large numbers of users in a load test.
It starts with zero installation: just reboot a test computer from the
CD-ROM to turn it into a load engine. "I am no longer required to manage
and maintain a collection of computers on the chance event that I need
to run spike tests. I can grab nearly any unused PC and make it a part
of the test with a single reboot," says David K. Shepherd, who works
with a large government consulting company. "A new load testing client
machine can be added anywhere throughout my network, by simply booting
an unused computer in any office."
Once an instant load engine is started, the next step is to hook it into
the test network and upgrade to the latest version of the software, both
of which happen automatically. According to David Shepard, this has
reduced the setup procedure to "literally boot, add engine, and test."
Once configured, the task of generating large numbers of simulated users
will automatically be load balanced among up to hundreds of test
machines, insuring that the users generated from each machine are
accurate, while getting the maximum performance from each computer.
About Web Performance
Web Performance, Inc. is the creator of the Web Performance Suite web
load and stress testing software. Clients include Airbus, BlueCross
BlueShield, Deutche Bank, eBay, France Telecom, Goodwill Industries,
General Dynamics, Lufthansa, Motorola, Paypal, Polaroid, Toyota, Wells
Fargo and Xerox, along with U.S., France, and Canadian governments,
state and local governments and numerous universities. For more
information, visit www.webperformanceinc.com.
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