Archive | February, 2009
Adding Network Conditions to a LoadRunner 9.5 Scenario
In the previous post I presented a new solution that increases the accuracy of load tests by easily adding network conditions to the load generators. This will be the first in a series of posts that walks through the steps needed to setup a test scenario that includes end user load and network conditions. By [...]
Continue reading...Testing for a “Snow Day”
25. February 2009
The BBC reported recently that British technology was pushed to the extreme as the Southern part of England, including the London metropolitan area, was blanketed by a rare snow storm. In London, bus services were canceled and hundreds of thousands turned to the web to find alternative means of transportation. Web sites for train and taxi [...]
Continue reading...Accurate Load Testing? – Yes We Can! – With VE Desktop for HP Performance Center 9.5
25. February 2009
Anyone who performed a load test (with HP LoadRunner for example) has experienced this uncomfortable feeling when asked “Can you tell me how this application will perform in production? Can you predict application performance for our remote users?” The reason these questions are so hard to answer is centered around the fact that even though [...]
Continue reading...Predicting Cloud Computing Application Performance
23. February 2009
Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) – during the “Peak of Inflated Expectations” the promise of reduced OPEX, along with more reliable, flexible and scalable application services made Cloud Computing THE hot technology. Here’s a nice chart that lays out some of the major players and where they play. Cloud services, such as Amazon’s Web [...]
Continue reading...Will Businesses Be Able to Support a Paradigm Shift With Enterprise Software?
23. February 2009
Many organizations are quickly realizing that the days of purchasing bundles of large scale software suites, such as an ERP, are coming to an end – maybe even faster than they could have anticipated. This trend has emerged due to the global recession, which many economists are saying will only get worse before it gets [...]
Continue reading...IT Investments During a Downturn
16. February 2009
I am taking a class in “IT and corporate strategy” as part of my MBA program at the Stern School of Business at NYU. My professors Vasant Dhar and Arun Sundararajan recently published an interesting article in the Financial Times on IT investment strategy during a downturn (here). One key point that stood out for [...]
Continue reading...Can Broadband Promote Economical Growth?
16. February 2009
This morning, while on my way to meet a potential customer, I was listening to the latest NPR Technology Podcast where the main topic of discussion was the potential impact of broadband on economic growth. The argument presented was that there is a correlation between urban growth and availability of broadband, and that switching to [...]
Continue reading...Developers: Protect Your Job Against Downsizing
9. February 2009
Traditionally, many software companies have cut corners with testing. The reward for being first-to-market often outweighed the desire to build high-quality products. With the global economy more turbulent than ever, this desire has not waned. What has changed is the way individuals within the company look at testing.
Continue reading...“Blue Water” Data Center
9. February 2009
I read a couple of days ago that Google has filed for a patent for an “off-shore water based data center,” basically a data center located on a barge, a large flat bottom vessel, loaded with servers and communication gear. The advantages for cooling such a data center are quite obvious, but also, utilizing “wave [...]
Continue reading...Federal Stimulus Plan-Billions For IT
3. February 2009
Details recently released to the public describe the budget and breakdown of spending for the IT portion of the new Federal Stimulus plan. As detailed in the attached article up to 20 billion dollars assigned to Health IT upgrades alone. An additional 6 billion dollars allocated to broadband network refresh. The ability to model WAN [...]
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26. February 2009