SASQAG's Next Monthly Meeting:
Thursday, May 17, 2012, 6:30 pm
at Compucom (Excell) in Bellevue, WA
A Consultant’s Perspective - Common Performance Testing Mistakes
Reliance on technology in all aspects of our lives is driving greater need to measure
the speed and/or effectiveness of the network and software programs as well as a
wide range of devices. Demand for Performance Testing has never been greater and
only looks to grow for years to come. This presentation will address common mistakes
that are made in the application of performance tests.
Subjects that will be addressed include:
- Mimicking real user patterns
- Trying to mimic more traffic with fewer virtual users
- Environment (AUT as well as Automation Servers)
- Scripting
- Test team
- Doing too much with one test
- Not understanding the application
- Incomplete protocol traffic
- Pass/Fail Criteria
- Monitoring
- Analysis
Bio:
Raul DeLeon, Vice President, Quality Assurance/Testing Practice, Q Analysts LLC
Raul has 27 years of software engineering experience and provided innovative and
high-value solutions. For the past 12 years he has focused on Quality Assurance
and Testing and has helped overcome a wide range of complex QA challenges globally
for customers including Wal-Mart, American Express, AT&T, China Construction Bank,
Hewlett-Packard, EDS, Perot Systems, Harley Davidson, Seagate, Dell and the IMF.
Raul is an expert at the highest level on Hewlett-Packard’s suite of testing solutions
and has partnered with HP R&D and PSO for many years to solve daunting technical
problems and to provide valuable insight into how the products are actually used
by their customers. Certified in ITIL, Raul oversees all aspects of Q Analysts’
Quality Assurance/Testing Practice.
About Q Analysts
Q Analysts delivers Quality Assurance and Testing solutions, Business Intelligence
and Data Warehousing solutions and IT Professional Services to Fortune® 500 companies.
A certified Minority Business Enterprise, Q Analysts is headquartered in Santa Clara,
CA and for the second consecutive year is one of America’s 10 fastest growing firms
in the industry, according to Staffing Industry Analysts. www.qanalysts.com.
Want to Speak at a SASQAG meeting? Send email to speakers@sasqag.org
Software Testing Certificate Program
This program enables individuals who have basic computer experience to make a career change into the software industry. The program is also ideal for those who are already testers and wish to gain professional training. This set of three classes is offered again this spring.
For further Info, see the UW WEB site, or call 206-865-8936
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SeeQAI Web site for further information. For local information/questions contact cert@sasqag.org ASQ's Exam for Certified Software Quality Engineer Upcoming exam date for CSQE: June 2, 2012 Application Deadline: April 13, 2012
Contact: ASQ, (800) 248-1946 and ask for application package B0110. Contact Tom Gilchrist, tomg@tomgtomg.com, for more info and study materials.. Candidates may form their own study group. |
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