A Short Course in Performance Testing Course

Course Code: MQ 625
Course Abstract: This workshop is designed to teach people in a tutorial/workshop format how to plan and conduct a performance test.

Attendees will leave this session with practical experience in planning and performing load and stress testing.
Audience: This course is designed for individuals who are testers.
Duration: 1 day
Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the participant will be able to:

> Define the processes, tools, issues and challenges for performance testing in a variety of environments – web, client/server and mainframe.
Course Topics: ISTD - Performance Testing (1:30)
Key Concerns
The Challenge
Hitting the Performance Wall
Performance Testing Terminology
Prerequisites
Load Levels
Load Levels with Response
Type of Technology
Web Load Testing – Connection Speed Makes a Difference
Web Load Testing – Audience Location Makes a Difference
An E-Commerce Schematic
Client/Server Load Testing
Mainframe Load Testing
Manual vs. Automated Tools
Which Tools are Applicable?
How Can Tools Help?
Common Problems and Pitfalls
Memory Leaks
Anatomy of a Boundary Violation
Anatomy of a Memory Leak
How to Test for Memory Leaks
Bounds Checkers
Example: NuMega Bounds Checker Interface
A Performance Testing Process
Define Objectives
Prepare Test Plan
Profile Performance Levels
Define Processes to be Tested
Execute Tests / Record Performance Data
Analyze Performance Test Results
Building and Controlling the Performance Test Environment
Hardware
Tools
Data

ISTE - Performance Test Tools (1:30)
How Tools Help in Performance Testing
The Challenge
Hitting the Performance Wall
What to Look for in Tools
Tool and Vendors
LoadRunner by Mercury
Rational Performance Suite by Rational (IBM)
QA Load by Compuware
SILK Performer by Segue
e-Load by Empirix
e-Validby Software Research
Open Source tools and Freeware
Mainframe Tools
Memory Tools
Bounds Checker
Structural Analysis & Measurement Tools
How to Analyze Test Results
How to Find the Right Tools
Common Tool Problems and Pitfalls

Workshop - Building a Performance Test Plan (1:30)

In this exercise, attendees will work as a team to develop a performance test lan based on a case study exercise.

Workshop - Performing a Performance Test (1:30)

In this exercise, attendees will install and configure a freeware performance test tool, create test data and conduct a performance test of a sample application.

Summary and Final Questions (:15)
Prerequisites: None
Note: All fields are required
At the present time we do not offer training for individuals or groups less then 6 individuals. We apologize for any inconvenience.


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