Application Performance Management Blog – Shunra Software

Crowd-sourcing Vs. Automation for Data Center Relocation (DCR) testing

I recently had two separate conversations with professional performance engineering colleagues of mine, Mark Tomlinson, product manager for HP Load Runner and Performance Center http://www.linkedin.com/in/mtomlins and with Todd DeCapua http://www.linkedin.com/pub/todd-decapua-mba-csm-csp/2/684/673 who until recently managed an industry recognized Automation / Performance / Agile Scrum practice. The topic of the discussion was how organizations should address the [...]

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Adding Network Performance Analysis to a Quick Test Pro Script

This is the second post in the series that covers the use of QTP with VE Desktop. In the previous post I showed you how to add network conditions to a QTP script. In this post I will expand the sample to automatically analyze the performance of transactions under network conditions. This leverages the built [...]

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I Will be Teaching at the Next Shunra University in Philadelphia – April 14 – 16

One of the highlights of my work at Shunra is being able to teach at the Shunra University. I get to work with a handful of great IT professionals as we drill down into the best practices and challenges of making applications perform well across networks. As much as I love teaching, the biggest value [...]

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Adding Network Analysis to a LoadRunner 9.5 Scenario

In a previous post I explained how to add network conditions to a LoadRunner scenario, answering the question, “How will this application perform in a remote site?”  The results from running a LoadRunner test with network conditions will highlight transactions that perform well under network conditions as well as pinpoint transactions that will degrade in [...]

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Calling all Application Delivery Engineers

Whether you’re developing applications or delivering applications, understanding how they will perform over the real world WAN is critical to your success.

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Using WAN Emulation to get the most out of your OPNET investment

Time and time again, I hear people telling me how vital OPNET analysis is for their applications. Whether you’re moving or consolidating a data center, deploying a new product, or simply debugging an issue with an existing problem, the detailed information that OPNET products can provide can be critical to your success.

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