An Introduction: Why Performance Testing?
Imagine you have just returned from long holidays and have taken loads of pictures to share on Facebook with friends. You have an excellent Wi-Fi connection, you start uploading pictures, but somehow the uploading has [...]
Meet some faces of our Performance Testing Team
Nathaniel Couture, VP Professional Services: Nathaniel started his career as a performance tester in 2005, using MS ACT, then Grinder. While today his main role is working to keep his team busy, he has played [...]
A Toolbox for Performance Testers
The most common types of tools that one thinks of when the topic of performance testing is discussed are the load generation tools. Dozens of load generation tools come up when any term related to [...]
Lessons in Testing I Learned Re-Watching ‘The Matrix’
The last time I watched the 1999 film The Matrix was around 15 years ago and I was absolutely way too young. I finished the movie having no understanding of what had happened or what [...]
Three Tools to Support a New Tester
Hi my name is Kevin. I’ve been a tester with PLATO Testing for three years. In that time, I’ve found some tools that were very helpful to me starting out as a tester, that I [...]
Three Key Types of Virtualization for a Software Tester
Virtualization is a broad area. Here we delve into three types of virtualization: platform virtualization, network virtualization, and service virtualization. All three types are of high interest in software development. A separate article in this [...]