Key Outputs from a Performance Kick-off Workshop

Prior to commencing performance testing, it is recommended a kick-off workshop with all the relevant stakeholders is planned to gather all the information you require before embarking on performance testing and to enable the creation a Performance test plan. This article explores the key outputs/questions that should be asked during a performance kick-off workshop. These […]

Creating a Script to Monitor Performance

Occasionally you may run into situations where the performance data is available, but no monitoring tool can be used to collect this data. This article describes the cases where you could write a script or a small program to retrieve and log this data. The methods covered are Database Network Unix Apache JMX Database The […]

Monitoring Platforms 

During performance testing, as well as monitoring your operating system it is also important to monitor your platform to potentially uncover any bottlenecks. Refer to our articles on  Monitoring Operating Systems and A High-Level Insight into Performance Monitoring with regards to server monitoring.  The below article touches on two of the most common platform types that […]

Monitoring Web Servers

Web servers are programs that enable a computer to present web pages on the Internet. During ‘Performance Testing Monitoring’ your web server(s) can be important to potentially uncover any bottlenecks. feel free to refer back to our previous article  A High-Level Insight Into Performance Monitoring with regards to server monitoring. In the following article, we […]

Monitoring Databases

During performance testing, monitoring your database is an important measure to potentially uncover any bottlenecks. Feel free to refer to our article on A High-Level Insight into Performance Monitoring for more information on server monitoring. The below article explores the most common methods to monitor the types of databases that are normally hosted on servers. […]

Monitoring Operating Systems

During performance testing, monitoring your operating system is important to potentially uncover any bottlenecks. Refer to our article  A High-Level Insight Into Performance Monitoring with regards to server monitoring, Below we will explore the most common methods to monitor the three types of operating systems that are normally hosted on servers i.e. Windows Unix Others: […]