Compuware makes a solid point in its white paper (available with registration) about the need to test user experience outside in, and about the fact that most response times losses occur on the last stretch of the road, and during the final browser rendering. This said, the title of the white paper "Why Load Testing From the Cloud Doesn't Work" is outright misleading. We can agree that load testing when it is done exclusively from the cloud is not sufficient, but it certainly has a place in the overall performance testing process. Indeed load testing from the cloud is quite appropriate early in the cycle. As matter of fact, we, at Global Quality Partners, did load test jUDDIan open source Apache project from the cloud and found the process very useful. Cloud availability has significantly democratized load testing and made it possible to many smaller teams and organizations test performance of their applications. We do agree with Compuware that it is not enough, by itself, but it is a great way to start.
GlobalNewswire:
Compuware Publishes New Whitepaper: "Why Load Testing From the Cloud Doesn't Work"
Paper Details How Load Testing From the End-User Perspective Safeguards Websites and Company Revenue
DETROIT, July 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compuware Corporation (Nasdaq:CPWR), the technology performance company, today announced that it has published a new whitepaper titled: "Why Load Testing From the Cloud Doesn't Work." The paper explores how load testing web applications from the cloud is not the answer to resolving website performance issues and how testing from the end user's perspective is the only way to understand what customers are experiencing. [link]
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