Application Performance Management Blog – Shunra Software

Using Shunra VE Technology in a VDI Implementation

The latest buzzword in IT is “Virtualization”. Of course, the acronym can be apply to many cases, but the most commonly used case refers to the PC replacement with new generation of “terminals” that are commonly referred to as “DV”, Desktop Virtual Infrastructure. No, we are not talking about the reincarnation of V-100 green screen [...]

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Is Microsoft Quietly Providing an Alternative to WAN Acceleration

As part of our service offerings at Shunra’s professional services, we help our clients analyze the performance ROI of WAN acceleration. We also wrote a best practices paper about it here http://www.shunra.com/uploads/pdf/WAN-acceleration-whitepaper-031909.pdf. Which is why I was very interested in learning about 2 new developments from Microsoft. These developments provide  improved performance for branch office [...]

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Experiencing user frustration with performance

A now classic Microsoft Technet video spoof claimed that Microsoft had developed a WSYP program (We Share Your Pain). Check out the entertaining 3 minute video at We Share Your Pain. Re-watching the video made me think of why I decided to join Shunra - because the promise of Shunra’s technology is so compelling. Testing [...]

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Web application performance analysis made easy (or at least easier)

Many web-based application peformance issues arise because of complexities in the way that applications interact with wide-area networks. The good news is that there are several free or low-cost tools that make it very easy to perform basic "sanity" tests during development.

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Web page performance testing using WAN simulation

Everyone knows that performance of Web sites is critical to their success. In order to build a well performing Web page, everyone also knows that testing needs to be done early and often. What most people do not seem to know is what or how to test. This recent Microsoft Developer Zone Magazine article does [...]

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