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1. Impetus Technologies Inc.
Cloud-enabled vis-à-vis on-premise
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Performance Testing – A
Face Off
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2. Outline
• Limitations of on-premise performance testing
• Cloud based performance testing
– Benefits and challenges
• Current cloud-enabled solutions
– On-premise performance testing tool on cloud
– Cloud provisioning
– The hybrid approach
• Our recommended approach
– Impetus’ two-phase approach
• Real-life examples
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3. Limitations of On-Premise Approach
• Test environment set up
• Hardware and software procurement
• Maintenance
• Variation in load generators
• Shared b/w teams
• Simulating realistic tests
• Unexpected surge in demand
How can we address these limitations?
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4. Cloud-based Performance Testing
• Test environment set up
• Automated provisioning of load generators
• Affordable, Pay as you go model
• Scalability & Elasticity
• On demand load generation
• Tests entire delivery chain
• Simulate multiple geographies
• Realistic network conditions
• Anytime, anywhere access
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5. Challenges of Cloud-based Approach
• Data security
• Testing intranet applications
• Repeatability of tests
• Identifying bottlenecks and debugging capabilities
• Application monitoring
• Test Assets Management
• Limited control on test environment
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6. Available Cloud – enabled Solutions
• Moving on-premise tools on cloud
• Cloud provisioned solutions
• Hybrid solutions
• Impetus recommendation – The Two-phase Approach
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7. Moving On- premise Tools on Cloud
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Pros
– Tool familiarity
– Script reusability
Cons
– Requires basic knowledge of
Cloud APIs
– Manual provisioning of load generators
– Physical access to machines
– Test asset management
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8. Cloud-provisioned Solutions
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Pros
– On demand performance testing
– Easy to use web interface
– Anytime, anywhere access
– Pay as you go
– Suited for web, mobile, cloud apps
Cons
– Data security
– Limited bottleneck identification
capabilities
– Non-repeatable tests
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9. Hybrid Solutions
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Pros
– Script reusability
– Cost effective
– Monitoring and diagnostic
capabilities
– On demand load generation
Cons
– Physical access to controller
machines
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10. We Recommend: The Two- phase Approach
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11. We Recommend: The Two- phase Approach
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12. Impetus Best Practices
• Secure communication using SSL
• Tune and optimize load generators
• Automated provisioning to scale high concurrency
• Integrated solution
– On premise and cloud-based
• Repeatability of tests
• On-premise creation and validation of scripts
• Support for multiple clouds
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13. Comparing the cloud Solutions
Attribute
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On-premise
tools on Cloud
Provisioning
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Hybrid
Approach
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Two-phase
Approach
Tool familiarity
Script reusability
Data Security
Automated provision load generators
Anytime, anywhere access
Test asset management
Repeatability of tests
Bottleneck identification capabilities
Browser based testing
Parallel test execution

14. Case Study: eCommerce Website
• Our Client
• One of the most popular online shopping portal
• Key Requirement
• Getting our client’s popular e-commerce solution ready for increased
demand
• Simulating test conditions as per expected demand
• Identifying potential performance bottlenecks well in advance
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15. Impetus Solution
• Proposed 2 phase approach with SandStorm
• On premise solution
• Test script creation
• Performance bottleneck identification
• Performance tuning
• Monitoring and Diagnostic capabilities
• Cloud based testing
• Reuse existing test scripts
• Simulate surge in demand
• Realistic user experience
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16. Impetus Solution
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17. Impetus Solution
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18. Impetus Solution
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19. Impetus Solution
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20. SandStorm Cloud Offering
• Impetus’s enterprise performance testing tool
• Now offers performance testing from cloud
– Supports web, mobile and cloud applications
– Anytime, anywhere access
– Pay as you go
– Automated provisioning
– Reduces performance testing costs by upto 60%
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21. Summing Up
Attribute Cloud-enabled On-Premise
Internet, Mobile, Cloud application
Performance testing early in
Development cycle
Performance tuning
Bottleneck identification
High concurrency testing
Simulate user experience
Agile development
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Cost effectiveness

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About Impetus

23. • Strategic partners for software product engineering and
R&D
• Thought leaders in cutting-edge technologies
• Mature processes and practices that are methodical, yet
flexible
• Diverse domain expertise
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Q & A

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