The Art of Application Performance Testing: From Strategy to Tools

by Ian Molyneaux

Overview

Because performance is paramount today, this thoroughly updated guide shows you how to test mission-critical applications for scalability and performance before you deploy them—whether it’s to the cloud or a mobile device. You’ll learn the complete testing process lifecycle step-by-step, along with best practices to plan, coordinate, and conduct performance tests on your applications.

• Set realistic performance testing goals
• Implement an effective application performance testing strategy
• Interpret performance test results
• Cope with different application technologies and architectures
• Understand the importance of End User Monitoring (EUM)
• Use automated performance testing tools
• Test traditional local applications, web applications, and web services
• Recognize and resolves issues often overlooked in performance tests

Written by a consultant with over 15 years’ experience with performance testing, The Art of Application Performance Testing thoroughly explains the pitfalls of an inadequate testing strategy and offers a robust, structured approach for ensuring that your applications perform well and scale effectively when the need arises.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491900505
Publisher:	O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date:	12/15/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	278
File size:	23 MB
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About the Author

Originally hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, Ian Molyneaux ended up in IT purely by chance after applying for an interesting looking job advertised as "junior computer operator" in the mid '70s. The rest is history; 35 years later, Ian has held many roles in IT but is a techie at heart. His current role is Head of Performance at Intechnica, a software consultancy based in Manchester UK, specializing in .NET development and performance assurance for the enterprise with a strong focus on Cloud. He currently resides in Buckinghamshire, U.K. with wife Sarah, daughter Sasha, and three cats and is trying to get used to the idea of turning 55!

Table of Contents

Preface


Chapter 1: Why Performance Test?


Chapter 2: The Fundamentals of Effective Application Performance Testing


Chapter 3: The Process of Performance Testing


Chapter 4: Interpreting Results: Effective Root-Cause Analysis


Chapter 5: Application Technology and Its Impact on Performance Testing


Transaction Examples


POC and Performance Test Quick Reference


Automated Tool Vendors


Sample KPI Monitoring Templates


Sample Project Plan


Colophon

Originally hailing from Auckland, New Zealand, Ian Molyneaux ended up in IT purely by chance after applying for an interesting looking job advertised as "junior computer operator" in the mid '70s. The rest is history, 30 years later I've held many roles in IT, although I've shied away from anything management related as I'm a techie at heart. His current role is EMEA SME (Subject Matter Expert) for Application Performance Assurance at Compuware. Presently residing in Buckinghamshire, U.K. with wife Sarah, daughter Sasha, and two cats, and trying to get used to the idea of turning 49!