Using Software with Web Load Testing Tools Helps Improve Stability of Applications

Online, November 15, 2013 (Newswire.com) - When load testing, software is putting demand on a system and measuring the response. It is used to determine behaviour of an application under normal and anticipated peak load conditions. This testing helps identify the maximum operating capacity of an application, along with any bottlenecks and elements that are causing degradation.

Load and performance testing analyzes software intended for a multi-user audience by subjecting the software to different numbers of virtual and live users while monitoring performance measurements under different loads. These tests are conducted in a test environment identical to the production environment before the software system goes live.

The testing environment should be isolated from other environments in order for results to be consistent. There needs to be a separate performance testing environment resembling the production environment as much as possible.

Load testing needs to begin at the inception of the development project and extend through to deployment. When performance defects are detected later, there will be very high costs in order to remedy the problem.

Load testing can be used in multiple ways by the professional software testing community. Most often, software testers use it to model the expected usage of a software program by stimulating multiple users accessing the application at the same time. This makes load testing applicable for systems that utilize multi-users. Most often, the testing is used for a client/server model like web servers.

Accurate load testing stimulates actual use. Other testing forms may only use theoretical or analytical modelling. Load testing measures the website's QOS performance bas on actual user behaviour. All load testing tools and frame works follow a classical paradigm.

When users get on the application, a script recorder records the communication and then creates related interaction scripts. The hardware and software statistics are monitored and collected by a conductor. Statistics are analyzed and a report is generated.

Reflective Solutions provides software that has load testing tools. Their StressTester provides a comprehensive analysis of the performance, scalability, and load capacity of web based applications while simultaneously monitoring the underlying server and infrastructure resources.

A spokesperson from Reflective Solutions commented, "Creating and executing complex, challenging, and realistic web load and stress testing scenarios is made quicker and simpler thanks to the innovative and intuitive user interface. New users will also appreciate the Online Learning Centre, designed to get them up to speed as quickly as possible."