LOAD AND PERFORMANCE TESTING

Load and Performance testing when executed correctly can uncover extremely costly bottlenecks and performance issues. Delays in web site loading can impact conversions by 7% and customer satisfaction by 16%. On average online businesses can experience up to 8 days of downtime each year. Performance testing can identify these issues before they happen. In addition, you can predict the scalability of your systems for future growth.

By following our established best practice processes and methodologies Proticom consultants are able to quickly and efficiently plan, develop, execute, and analyze performance test results. Our service offerings below outline the steps necessary for load and performance testing success:

Performance Test Planning:
Before any testing can take place, the performance requirements must
be assessed and formalized. The resulting formal performance requirements
and SLAs are used to determined the overall performance test plan. Proticom
consultants are highly experienced in all aspects of Performance Test Planning
and can help you ensure a successful load and performance testing effort.

Performance Tool Assessment:
Each tool has it's strengths and weaknesses. Additionally, not every tool
works with every technology. As a result, one of the most important
decisions you will have to make is which tool to implement. Our consultants
have experience with all of the major commercial and open source tools
and can assist you with choosing the best tool for your needs.

Performance Scripting and Load Profiling:
Once the best tool is chosen for the effort, the virtual user scripts must be
developed. In addition to the scripts it is necessary to determine the load
profile that will be executed and analyzed based on the desired test outcomes.
Proticom consultants have the skills and experience with the technologies and
protocols needed to successfully develop and implement the scripts and
profiles needed to ensure this phase of testing is successful.

Performance Execution and Analysis:
With the numerous environments and technologies being utilized by
organizations it is ever more important to have seasoned professionals
executing and analyzing the results of your load and performance tests.
Proticom consultants are all experts in this field and have experience with
the widest range of technologies. The result is less guess work and more
value. Our consultants know where to look for common bottlenecks and
who to work with to remediate them as fast as possible. This results in
better performance of your systems with less cost.

One of the solutions that Proticom offers our clients encompasses all of the services above into a Pilot Performance Testing project. The benefits of engaging our consultants on a pilot project for your performance testing needs is that throughout the process your staff is mentored, and in the end you have a usable and relevant framework and suite of tests.