http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5707/Best-Practices-for-Load-Testing-Mobile-Applications/Load-Testing-Mobilehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5707/Best-Practices-for-Load-Testing-Mobile-Applications/Load-Testing-Mobilejeffrey.wharton@neotys.comLoadTestingMobileMobile applications and mobile websites have become a major channel for conducting business, improving employee efficiency, communicating, and reaching consumers. In the past, mobile played a smaller role in business applications, so performance issues and outages were less of a concern. This is no longer the case. Today, performance problems with mobile applications lead directly to revenue loss, brand damage, and diminished employee productivity.Fri, 02 Nov 2012 07:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5626/LOAD-TESTER-PRO%e2%84%a2-51-Generates-Millions-of-iPad-iPhone-and-Android-Users/Loadhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5626/LOAD-TESTER-PRO%e2%84%a2-51-Generates-Millions-of-iPad-iPhone-and-Android-Users/Loadjrovansek@redwoodco.comLoadFast upon the heels of the initial 5.0 release in April, Load Tester PRO™ 5.1 load testing software adds the ability to accurately generate up to millions of mobile device users hitting a website, including iPhones, iPads, Android-based phones and pads, and most other devices. This is a major upgrade that additionally includes a completely resigned load test design and control system, improved support for dynamically scalable websites, Internet Explorer 10 support, and portal license manager integration. Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5616/Evolution-of-Load-Generation-Tools/Testing-Performance-Loadhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5616/Evolution-of-Load-Generation-Tools/Testing-Performance-Loadsbarber@perftestplus.comTestingPerformanceLoadI remember when I was starting out as a performance tester, shortly after those pesky Y2K were eradicated, the seasoned performance testing veterans seemed to always be lamenting about how challenging it had become to keep up with "all these new load generation tools on the market" because when they started out, there were two viable tools (XRunner and preVue-X) and then suddenly the market had "exploded" to six!Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5552/BLAZEMETER-LAUNCHES-SELF-SERVICE-PERFORMANCE-LOAD-TESTING-FOR-FACEBOOK-APPLICATIONS/Performance-Loadhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5552/BLAZEMETER-LAUNCHES-SELF-SERVICE-PERFORMANCE-LOAD-TESTING-FOR-FACEBOOK-APPLICATIONS/Performance-Loadjrovansek@redwoodco.comPerformanceLoadBlazeMeter, provider of the load testing JMeter cloud, today announced that their services now include high-volume testing of interactive Facebook applications. Facebook developers can now easily and instantly test the performance and scalability of complex, rich Facebook applications in highly realistic, load-intensive scenarios.Mon, 04 Jun 2012 05:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5531/WEB-PERFORMANCE-LOAD-TESTER-PRO%e2%84%a2-50-GENERATES--UNLIMITED-VIRTUAL-USERS/Loadhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5531/WEB-PERFORMANCE-LOAD-TESTER-PRO%e2%84%a2-50-GENERATES--UNLIMITED-VIRTUAL-USERS/Loadjrovansek@redwoodco.comLoadDurham, NC – April 25, 2012 – Website traffic continues to increase while expectations for web page load times are now under a second. To meet the demand for testing with very large numbers of users Web Performance, Inc. has released Load Tester PRO™ 5.0, load testing software which generates traffic of up to 1,000,000 virtual users on complex, dynamic websites under a new, affordable flat-rate pricing structure.Mon, 07 May 2012 15:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5318/Preparing-for-the-2011-Online-Holiday-Season/Loadhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5318/Preparing-for-the-2011-Online-Holiday-Season/Loadtestkk@softwaretestpro.comLoadFive Key Strategies for Load TestingSun, 30 Oct 2011 08:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5251/TWiST-59-with-Miagi-do!/Agile-Testing-Teams-Load-Software-podcasthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5251/TWiST-59-with-Miagi-do!/Agile-Testing-Teams-Load-Software-podcastMichael Larsenlarsenmsk@gmail.comMatt Heussermatt.heusser@gmail.comAgileTestingTeamsLoadSoftwarepodcastMatt Heusser and Michael Larsen, along with several other members of the Miagi-do School of Software Testing, participated in the CAST Software Testing Challenge. Check out what we learned!Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5237/TWiST-58---with-Brett-Leonard/Automation-Test-and-QA-Software-Testing-Training-Black-Box-Load-podcasthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5237/TWiST-58---with-Brett-Leonard/Automation-Test-and-QA-Software-Testing-Training-Black-Box-Load-podcastMatt Heussermatt.heusser@gmail.comMichael Larsenlarsenmsk@gmail.comAutomationTest and QASoftwareTestingTrainingBlack BoxLoadpodcastWhere Matt Heusser talks with iSqFt.com (that's i Square Foot) test manager Brett Leonard and compares social construction and financial services... wait, what? Fri, 12 Aug 2011 04:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5233/TWiST-57---With-Noah-Sussman/Software-Testing-Test-and-QA-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Interviews-Load-podcasthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5233/TWiST-57---With-Noah-Sussman/Software-Testing-Test-and-QA-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Interviews-Load-podcastmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingTest and QASoftware Test Professionals ConferenceInterviewsLoadpodcastThe intarwebs have been all atwitter about Continuous Delivery (CD). Yet how many test organizations took the time to directly engage companies doing CD for business critical applications? This week Matt Heusser Interviews Noah Sussman, test architect for etsy, to see how they do it -- responsibly.Fri, 05 Aug 2011 06:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5229/TWiST-56---With-Matt-Kallman/Load-Testing-podcasthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5229/TWiST-56---With-Matt-Kallman/Load-Testing-podcastmatt.heusser@gmail.comLoadTestingpodcastWhere Matt Heusser introduces Matt Kallman, one of Grand Rapid's own (and perhaps only) test manager SLASH project manager.Fri, 29 Jul 2011 07:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5211/Twist-55---With-Dave-Haeffner/podcast-Load-seleniumhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5211/Twist-55---With-Dave-Haeffner/podcast-Load-seleniummatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastLoadseleniumWhere Matt Heusser interviews a fool -- no, seriously (well, sorta seriously), this episode we interview Dave Haeffner, who works at the Motley Fool.Fri, 22 Jul 2011 08:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5205/Twist-54---With-Tim-Ottinger/Software-Testing-Development-Interviews-Unit-Test-and-QA-White-Box-Strategy-Agile-Load-podcasthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5205/Twist-54---With-Tim-Ottinger/Software-Testing-Development-Interviews-Unit-Test-and-QA-White-Box-Strategy-Agile-Load-podcastmatt.heusser@gmail.comSoftwareTestingDevelopmentInterviewsUnitTest and QAWhite BoxStrategyAgileLoadpodcastWhere Matt interviews Tim Ottinger, co-author of the "Agile In A Flash" Cards, on how software development can fold into a greater development team. He has some insights worth listening to.Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5194/Twist-53---The-Return-of-the-Barber/podcast-Loadhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5194/Twist-53---The-Return-of-the-Barber/podcast-Loadmatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastLoadThe second of Matt's two-part interview with Scott Barber Details: Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5193/Twist-52---With-Scott-Barber/podcast-Loadhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5193/Twist-52---With-Scott-Barber/podcast-Loadmatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastLoadWhere Matt talks to Scott about his journey into software testingFri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5187/Twist-51---Meet-Abbie-Caracostas!/podcast-Interviews-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-STQA-Magazine-Performance-Load-Softwarehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5187/Twist-51---Meet-Abbie-Caracostas!/podcast-Interviews-Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-STQA-Magazine-Performance-Load-Softwarematt.heusser@gmail.compodcastInterviewsSoftware Test Professionals ConferenceST&QA MagazinePerformanceLoadSoftwareWhere Matt Heusser talks to Abbie Caracostas, director of training for Redwood Collaborative, parent company of Software Test Professionals, about the October Conference and the upcoming performance testing summit.Thu, 23 Jun 2011 13:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5184/Twist-50---Adam-Yuret-Part-II/podcast-Interviews-Agile-Development-Acceptance-Load-Testinghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5184/Twist-50---Adam-Yuret-Part-II/podcast-Interviews-Agile-Development-Acceptance-Load-Testingmatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastInterviewsAgileDevelopmentAcceptanceLoadTestingWhere we finish the interview with Adam, talking about the schools of software testing, Agile-Testing, self organizing teams, dogma in software development, and more!Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5171/TWiST-49---With-Adam-Yuret/Testing-Career-Load-podcasthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5171/TWiST-49---With-Adam-Yuret/Testing-Career-Load-podcastmatt.heusser@gmail.comTestingCareerLoadpodcastWhere Matt interview Adam Yuret about interview techniques for testers, working remote with a team that is mostly local, taking a sabbatical to sail the Sea of Cortez, and so on.Fri, 10 Jun 2011 07:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5161/Performance-Testing%e2%80%99s-Value-Proposition/Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Performance-Load-Software-Testinghttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5161/Performance-Testing%e2%80%99s-Value-Proposition/Software-Test-Professionals-Conference-Performance-Load-Software-Testingacaracostas@redwoodco.comSoftware Test Professionals ConferencePerformanceLoadSoftwareTestingPerformance testing can provide a great deal of value in a wide variety of business areas. Most of this value is rarely achieved because few people understand the various value propositions for performance testing, let alone which of those are achievable for their team or organization. Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5157/Twist-48---With-Eric-Jacobson/podcast-Project-Management-Interviews-Test-and-QA-Testing-Load-Software-Software-Test-Professionals-Conferencehttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5157/Twist-48---With-Eric-Jacobson/podcast-Project-Management-Interviews-Test-and-QA-Testing-Load-Software-Software-Test-Professionals-Conferencematt.heusser@gmail.compodcastProject ManagementInterviewsTest and QATestingLoadSoftwareSoftware Test Professionals ConferenceThe one where Matt Heusser discusses test management, leading by doing, lightning talks, and the Rebel Alliance with Eric JacobsonThu, 02 Jun 2011 13:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5153/TWiST-47----With-Randy-Rice/podcast-Interviews-Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Loadhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5153/TWiST-47----With-Randy-Rice/podcast-Interviews-Software-Test-and-QA-Testing-Loadmatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastInterviewsSoftwareTest and QATestingLoadMatt Heusser interviews Randy Rice about software testing, classic advice, and, yes, free and cheap tools to aid in doing it better.Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5151/Twist-46---with-Steve-Alexander/podcast-Load-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5151/Twist-46---with-Steve-Alexander/podcast-Load-Usermatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastLoadUserMatt Heusser talks about User Experience with one of those 'usability' people. No, really, it's good. Thu, 19 May 2011 10:30:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5138/Twist-45---On-Complete-Testing/podcast-Load-Testing-Userhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5138/Twist-45---On-Complete-Testing/podcast-Load-Testing-Usermatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastLoadTestingUserAnother excerpt from the Grand Rapids Testers User Group, this one a discussion on the (im)possibility of complete testing.Thu, 12 May 2011 12:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5131/TWiST-44---With-Stephen-Copp/podcast-Loadhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5131/TWiST-44---With-Stephen-Copp/podcast-Loadmatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastLoadWhere Matt interviews Stephen Copp, a QA Architect with Electronic ArtsFri, 06 May 2011 00:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5129/TWiST-43---Heather-and-Andy-Tinkham-Part-II/Interviews-Automation-Load-podcasthttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5129/TWiST-43---Heather-and-Andy-Tinkham-Part-II/Interviews-Automation-Load-podcastmatt.heusser@gmail.comInterviewsAutomationLoadpodcastThe second in a two-part series where Matt interviews Andy and Heather Tinkham. Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:00:00 -0600http://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5123/TWiST-42---Andy-and-Heather-Tinkham!/podcast-Load-Technologyhttp://www.softwaretestpro.com/Item/5123/TWiST-42---Andy-and-Heather-Tinkham!/podcast-Load-Technologymatt.heusser@gmail.compodcastLoadTechnologyThe first part of a two-part series where Matt interviews Andy and Heather Tinkham. I'm not sure, but I think they are going to talk about software testing ... or something.Fri, 22 Apr 2011 08:00:00 -0600