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STAREAST 2017 - Performance Testing

Thursday, May 11

Tom_Poirier
IDEXX Laboratories
T8

Building a Performance Test Capability from Scratch

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Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 11:15am to 12:15pm

Have you ever been dragged into a production emergency that severely drains deadlines, budgets, morale, and weekends only to find out—yet again—that the problem is related to application stability and performance under load? Building a culture that embraces proactive and well-planned performance testing is no small feat. Tom Poirier shares a journey that begins with clarifying enterprise performance requirements, performing competitive analysis, cost-justifying purchases, and closing the deal with senior management. Tom walks through practical challenges including technical difficulties,...

Troy_Marshall
Ellucian, Inc.
T14

Optimize Performance Testing Using Cloud and DevOps

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Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 1:30pm to 2:30pm

Traditional performance testing practices don't scale when you begin delivering software using cloud computing and DevOps. Troy Marshall shares how Ellucian transformed their performance testing program using the same principles DevOps uses to deliver software. It isn't enough just to automate the execution of performance tests. You must continually optimize every step—from building the performance test tool infrastructure, configuring test scripts and scenarios, collecting metrics, and reporting results. In addition, by using cloud computing to implement performance testing, you...