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Real-world Performance Testing Explained
I have heard every new generation of performance testers debate the same old things: What's the difference between load and stress testing? What's the definition of performance testing vs. load testing? What are all the different types of performance testing and when to conduct them? How is performance engineering different from performance testing?
Continue reading...Just a Second
19. December 2011
1001, 1002, 1003, 1004…. That didn’t take much time, what could have happened? Actually when it comes to mobile websites, those few seconds can have a major impact on your revenue. Look what happens to mobile users when a minimal delay in response time is introduced. How many users will leave a mobile site with [...]
Continue reading...SSL: Addressing Data Security in Application Performance Testing
19. December 2011
Federal organizations alike expend great effort to ensure the security and integrity of their digital data. When it comes to application testing and the ability to ensure applications will perform when deployed to the real-world, it is necessary to bring real-world conditions into the test lab. But, how can this be done with confidence in data security?
Continue reading...Etsy’s Mobile App – Attack of the Clones
23. November 2011
With the pre-holiday “how am I going to buy all those presents” panic in full swing, it was a relief to see that Etsy now has a mobile app for iOS. Considering how successful the Etsy website has been in marketing vintage and handicraft items, the accessibility of the mobile app should make finding gifts [...]
Continue reading...Fitfu for iPhone – Bigger, Stronger but not Faster
13. September 2011
If you’re looking for a fun way to stay in shape without going to the gym, take a look at FitFu. It’s an iPhone app that allows you to exercise at home with your iPhone, and while you’re buffing up you can also see how well your friends are doing. Lately, its developers announced that [...]
Continue reading...LinkedIn’s new mobile app considered wasteful
29. August 2011
Two weeks ago Linkedin released their new HTML5 based mobile app with much fanfare. For example see this article on VentureBeat titled “How LinkedIn used Node.js and HTML5 to build a better, faster app“. Here’s an interesting quote by mobile development lead Kiran Prasad: We don’t use the browser’s caching system, so once you’ve brought [...]
Continue reading...Can Mobile Performance Engineering Help Conserve Battery Life?
26. August 2011
Can Mobile Performance Engineering Help Conserve Battery Life? The following article builds a case for how performance engineering can help build more energy efficient mobile applications. Very interesting read, with strong reasons for why mobile performance engineering should be a critical part of mobile application development. http://www.research.att.com/articles/featured_stories/2011_03/201102_Energy_efficient?fbid=dekBGE2Kx9k I can picture how energy conservation will soon [...]
Continue reading...Video over IP and Video Streaming – Managing Video Quality and Performance
16. August 2011
I recently had the privilige to work with one of the world’s largest cable and media provider. They were challenged with managing the quality of their new adaptive streaming video player. This was such a great example to the value delivered from using Shunra on such projects, that I took the time to summarize it [...]
Continue reading...APM is Broken
23. May 2011
…or at least it’s not delivering on its promise of improving performance The value of Application Performance Management (APM) is perceived as “less than fair.” Over 80% of large and mid-sized organizations worldwide have made multi-million dollar investments in APM solutions with the expectation that these capabilities would reduce their production outages, quickly pinpoint the [...]
Continue reading...Application Performance Engineering Drives Site Traffic Up
1. April 2011
If you are still wondering if Application Performance Engineering is worth the budget dollars, then perhaps you should be asking yourself how you will drive traffic to your site without Google.
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19. December 2011