SmartBiz IT Research Library

CASE STUDY - Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE: VLO) is one of the top U.S. refining companies. Read this case study to learn how Valero worked with Micro Focus to reduce risk and costs while increasing competitive advantage in the complex delivery of energy services at both the retail and wholesale level.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Published: October 26, 2009


Topics:  Application Deployment | Application Integration | Benchmark Testing | CICS | COBOL | Load Testing | Server Hardware | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Rapid bottleneck identification (RBI) is a new testing methodology that allows quality assurance (QA) professionals to very quickly uncover Web application performance limitations and determine the impact of those limitations on the end user experience.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Applications Management | Business Performance Management | Business Performance Management Software | Load Testing | Oracle (Product) | Performance Testing | SOA | Systems Testing

PODCAST - Tune in to this podcast now for expert insight on the connection between web performance testing and the bottom line, and pointers and best practices for ensuring the success of your critical eBusiness initiatives.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Premiered: September 24, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Applications Management | Firewall Management | Load Testing | Network Performance | Performance Testing | ROI | Web Services

WEBCAST - Tune in to this webcast to hear from an industry expert as she discusses drivers and best practices for effective web performance testing and quality life-cycle management for today's rich and complex applications.
Posted: September 4, 2009 | Premiered: September 24, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Applications Management | eBusiness | Load Testing | Network Performance | Performance Testing | ROI | Web Applications Management

EZINE - This ezine covers the topic of testing and retesting defects and cites the Blackberry blackouts of 2007 and 2008 as examples of issues that could have been detected by regressing testing.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Published: July 27, 2009


Topics:  Business Process Management | Change Management | Configuration Management | Load Testing | Mobile Device Management | SOA | SOA Governance | Software Testing | Testing | Wireless Applications Software | Wireless Computing

ANALYST BRIEF - SOA, governance and application development are paramount to the growing application performance validation market. Read this white paper and learn how performance validation solutions evolved from application load testing to currently include enterprise load testing and application performance lifecycle management.
Posted: March 4, 2009 | Published: March 4, 2009


Topics:  Application Development | Application Life-Cycle Management | Business Process Management | Change Management | Load Testing | Performance Testing | Project Management | Software Configuration Management

PRODUCT LITERATURE - Sun's free product trials give you the opportunity to test the very latest Sun Open Storage products and solutions for your business: absolutely free for a full 60 days, with full technical support.
Posted: December 10, 2008 | Published: December 10, 2008


Topics:  Load Balancing | Load Testing | Pricing | Storage Systems | Systems Management | Workstations

PRODUCT LITERATURE - This guide is intended to help new users and seasoned professionals learn new ways to design and implement successful load testing initiatives using HP LoadRunner.
Posted: August 1, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Application Monitoring | Application Monitoring Software | Application Performance Management | Enterprise Architectures | Load Testing | Performance Testing | Scripting | Software Configuration Management