The Story of SimpleAPM

The Story of SimpleAPM

The idea for SimpleAPM first came about in 2009 when a customer needed an APM solution that supported a non-web application. The only option at the time was a solution that cost more than $100,000.00, which was cost prohibitive for them. After several years of looking...
Unix Monitoring in LoadRunner

Unix Monitoring in LoadRunner

Native Unix Monitoring is a common need for performance engineers. I often encounter the age-old hassle over monitoring servers and infrastructure under test. Being a performance engineer, I need to see system resources for the application in real-time as a test is...
LoadRunner TruClient Best Practices

LoadRunner TruClient Best Practices

A few weeks ago, I released the LoadRunner Best Practices for Scripting, Testing, Analysis, and Organization which you can find by clicking here. I received a lot of feedback from the community, and it went over pretty well. Someone requested that I create one for the...
LoadRunner Best Practices

LoadRunner Best Practices

I’ve been using LoadRunner since version 4.0 (wow, has it been that long already). Over the years, I’ve learned from the many mistakes made on prior projects and engagements. Many of my friends who are also performance engineers have learned some of the...
Performance Testing Allscripts SCM with LoadRunner

Performance Testing Allscripts SCM with LoadRunner

I’ve been using LoadRunner to do performance testing on Allscripts Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) since version 4.5 in 2005. I have learned a lot over the years. As with many EHR/EMR applications, the deployment method is usually Citrix XenApp or XenDesktop as a...
Software Quality 20 Years Later: Are We Any Better?

Software Quality 20 Years Later: Are We Any Better?

Software Quality is not a new concept, and twenty years goes by quick for some of us. It seems like yesterday that I was at Deloitte & Touche supporting their time and expense system based on that cutting edge 32-bit platform known as PowerBuilder. For the record,...