StressTester™ for IBM Maximo
Easy, cost effective performance testing for Maximo Asset Management applications, cutting delivery timescales and significantly reducing project costs
StressTester™ is the quickest to learn and easiest to use application performance testing tool available on the market today. Developed by professional testing consultants based on years of front line experience StressTester™ typically reduces testing timescales by up to 90% compared with other widely used, enterprise-class tools.
Extensively used by QA teams at some of the world’s leading brand name organisations as well as testing consultancies, StressTester™ ensures that Maximo applications are fully performance optimised for the demanding business user environment and deliver maximum return on investment for the company.
Unique to the testing sector, StressTester™ consultants also offer an extended history of integrated development and support for the Maximo application environment through its continued involvement with MRO and IBM since 2004. This means that Reflective is also able to provide un-rivalled support for in-house teams when additional resources are needed to meet key operational deadlines.
The combination of its ease of use, rapid testing timescales, Maximo pedigree and highly flexible licensing model makes StressTester the perfect choice for any organisation looking to fine tune their Maximo business critical applications.
Why Test?
Maximo Asset Management applications play a fundamental and central operational role for many major organisations and represent a significant investment in terms of IT infrastructure, user training and ongoing maintenance. Any performance issues, delayed responses times and user access difficulties can cause serious productivity problems that can ultimately result in lost revenues and damaged customer reputation as well as, importantly, staff de-motivation.
By including correct and realistic performance testing in the application development life-cycle, businesses are able to ensure that bottlenecks are identified before acceptance into production and that the system will maintain acceptable performance levels under maximum user loads.
Why StressTester?
Most, if not all, QA and testing professionals do not need reminding of the importance of adequately testing their applications before release. However using traditional tools, testing has become synonymous with lengthy project delays, high costs and considerable inconvenience.
With critical commercial deadlines to meet and working within tight budget control it is not surprising that applications pass the acceptance process without being fully tested and why many fail when they come under the peak operational loads.
StressTester™ is a new breed of enterprise-class testing tool that is redefining the industry standards in terms of speed, usability, flexibility and cost. Having been developed by professional testing experts who were instrumental in the development of the Maximo software, the choice of StressTester™ is an automatic decision.
Easy to learn – Easy to Use
StressTester™ is built around a highly intuitive GUI, divided into specific workspaces designed to lead the tester through the set-up process in logical and easy to understand steps. With access to a free online-learning centre and in-tool context sensitive video tutorials it is possible to execute a realistic test within just a few days of starting to use the tool, without having to utilise expensive script writing resources or write one line of script.
Flexible
Because correct and realistic testing can be executed within just a few days using StressTester™ it is possible to test at key stages throughout the development life-cycle without disrupting production schedules. By adopting an iterative approach to testing it means that problems can be identified and corrected much earlier in the process than would be possible with other widely used tools. This means that there are no nasty and potentially costly surprises at the eleventh hour and ensures that delivery stays within the business critical deadlines.
Correct and Realistic
Using the highly intuitive GUI, StressTester™ users are able to quickly configure tests based on realistic user journeys including varying the range of access and egress points, product selections, and payment processes, with no need to write one line of script, for any number of virtual users. This correct and realistic approach to performance testing ensures that applications meet their design requirements from day one of live operation.
System Monitoring
Application performance metrics are a function of the software design and the underlying platform infrastructure. In addition to testing the various response times and bottlenecks within the application, StressTester™ also monitors the system resources during the testing process to help to pinpoint and remediate the root cause linked to hardware or third party software issues. This covers thefull range of Maximo deployment platforms, out of the box, including WebLogic, WebSphere, Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, IIS & Apache, .NET and JVM.
Cost Effective
StressTester™ is competitively and fairly priced with a highly flexible licensing model including long and short term rental options. With the cost of testing consultancy man-days significantly reduced or eliminated from the investment equation compared with conventional, enterprise-class tools, StressTester™ offers an immediate RoI proposition for Maximo users.
Maximo Performance Verification Service
Whilst StressTester is easy to learn and use without the need for specialist testing experience, not every company has the spare capacity needed to complete the testing process within the project deadlines. Maximo Performance Verification from Reflective Solutions is a unique and highly effective fixed-price performance testing service for Maximo Asset Managementweb- applications that within just five to seven days establishes how your application will perform and scale under realistic and correct load, and highlights the causes of any underlying performance problems.