Scalability, Load & Stress Testing

Load and stress testing of website and client/server applications accounts for the largest test segment of Platform Lab clients. Clients from across the globe utilize Platform Lab to provide the key hardware, software and bandwidth required for all types of load and stress testing.

The primary reasons firms seek out Platform Lab to be their load test resource are:
Bandwidth

Clients may request dedicated bandwidth from 1 Mb to multiple 10 Gb.

Cost effectiveness

Platform Lab can allocate the hardware and bandwidth for much less than most any internal or external resource.

Flexibility

Platform Lab can provide bandwidth for purpose of testing in per Mb per day increments, and client may request varying bandwidth for every day of their test.

Partnerships

Platform Lab has partnerships in place with over 15 software firms to provide our clients with the best selection of capabilities and price points of load test testing tools.

Expertise

Platform Lab is affiliated with over 150 IT consulting firms that can evaluate client needs, offer test strategies and conduct testing.

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Load Testing Clients Generally EngagePlatform Lab For
Load Test Resource
The Primary Reasons Firms Seek Out Platform Lab to be their
Load Test Resource are

This is a very simple and quick set up on behalf of the Lab. The client states how many concurrent users a test will need, the preferred test tool and the length of the test. We create the load test driver environment quickly and setup time is measured in hours, not days.

 

Client Server Environment
Create the Web Application or Client/Server Environment
at Platform Lab, as well as the Infrastructure to Drive Load Against it

This is a very simple and quick set up on behalf of the Lab. The client states how many concurrent users a test will need, the preferred test tool and the length of the test. We create the load test driver environment quickly and setup time is measured in hours, not days.

 

An advantage of conducting this test at Platform Lab is that the client will often specify a couple different sizes of the target infrastructure in order to build an in-house “right-size”. Platform Lab has outstanding relationships with HP, Sun, Cisco, Dell, EqualLogic and several other vendors to arrange for trail evaluations prior to an eventual purchase, pending a successful test.