<div><p>The current market trends for Software applications and products are changing very drastically and it has been seen that the customers and end users are more Quality conscious and expect the application or product to work seamless without any hiccups and glitches. Apart from the functional aspects of the application or product, the Non - Performance aspects like the Performance has to be considered in maintaining the Quality of the application to the expected and satisfactory level. The continued changes in the trends, technology and environment of the contemporary era has put a big challenge in front of the software testing units, especially the Performance Testing teams. Delivery of a robust, efficient and stable software application or product has become a challenging task to the teams with the changes rolling in very frequently without compromising on the quality of the applications. This requires a Centralized unit which should be a one stop set up catering the necessary requirements and changes and also overcome the challenges without compromising on the quality of the delivery. The Performance Testing, Test Center of Excellence (PTCoE) at FINT Solutions is a One Stop solution for the Performance Engineering of various Software Applications and Products.</p><div class="bigdata-services-area p-5 mb-5 bg-eef6fd"><div class="row"><div class="col-lg-7"><div><h4>Salient Features of Performance Test Center of Excellence (PTCoE):</h4><ol><li><strong>Hybrid Framework with multi-support:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>One of the important features of this center of excellence is the Hybrid Framework set up which facilitates multiple configurations, technologies and tools. It is a generic one which supports different domains and environments from open source tools to the commercial performance test tools. This framework gives a comprehensive support to various types of Protocols like - Java User, True Client Ajax, Citrix, SAP, Web Services, Silverlight, Oracle NCA, Oracle Web Applications, Siebel, Peoplesoft, .NET, ODBC, SMTP, MMS, DB2, Mobile Applications and few more. This hybrid framework is a plug and play kind of setup with little or now installations or standalone setup or complex configurations. It supports different Load test models and also different approaches and strategies. This multi-support framework can be used in various types of software life cycle models like, SDLC, Agile, Dev Ops Scaled Agile, DevOps Cloud, Custom DevOps Adoption, Service virtualization &amp; CI/CD Delivery model.</li></ol></div></div><div class="col-lg-5 pt-40 pr-30"><img src="/uploads/test2_47170890ae.png" alt="" caption=""></div></div><div><ol><li start="2" type="a"><i><strong>Load Generating and Monitoring Nodes:</strong></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>An expandable load generating nodes provision helps to accommodate large number of virtual users and at the same time facilitates in performing different types of Performance tests like - Load, Stress, Spike, volume and Endurance or Stability or Soak test. The monitoring nodes pertaining to different types of Servers and Monitors with the counter level statistics gives a detailed picture of the resources which helps for an efficient drill-down and in identification of the weak areas or the bottlenecks in the system. These nodes are customizable and can be configured or setup according to the need and necessity.</li><li start="2" type="a"><i><strong>Efficient Data Management Setup:</strong></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>The test data management setup at the Performance Test Center of Excellence (PTCoE) has overcome the challenge of bulk test data generation and maintenance. A set of data generation tools with data-driven framework embedded and programmed is readily available to handle the data related tasks and issues. The big volume of test data which is to be used in the different types of Performance testing is taken care of in an efficient manner with most accuracy. The data management tasks like test data generation, filtering, updating, maintenance and etc., are very well handled at the test lab under the test center of excellence.</li><li start="2" type="a"><i><strong>Emulators and Simulators:</strong></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>The Performance Testing lab under this Test Center of Excellence has an Emulator/Simulator setup which provides and ideal environment for the Performance testing, especially for networking, Mobile and other applications. These facilitate the Performance testing activity to a greater extent by mimicking the real-time environment. This is again a plug and play setup which can be used or integrated into the framework according to the project needs and requirements.</li><li start="2" type="a"><i><strong>Automated Analysis and Test Reporting:</strong></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>The Performance test analysis is one of the important and bottleneck tasks in the Performance test life cycle. It is in this phase various types of Performance bottlenecks and grey areas are identified through a drill-down analysis. Various Performance testing analysis tools are integrated within the frameworks. Automated tools are used to reduce the analysis time and at a greater efficiency. Various other 3rd party tools like PAL (Performance analysis of logs) tools and others are used for a thorough analysis. The Reporting module in the framework gives a snapshot and a detailed report in both statistical and graphical views. It elaborates on the concerning areas with respect to the Performance and also provides the recommendations for fine-tuning and performance improvements.</li><li start="2" type="a"><i><strong>KPI Calculators and Effort Estimators:</strong></i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>A readily available calculator for different Key Performance Indicators identified in the Performance testing like the Number of Virtual Users, Throughput, Think Time, Response Times, Pacing and others eases the Performance testing job and also helps in validating the test and the environment set up. The in-built automated calculators which is designed based on Industry standards and Thumb Rules helps in evaluating the metrics and the system with a good accuracy. The Test Center of Excellence also has a built-in or integrated Effort estimator which helps in estimating the Performance testing efforts, right from the requirements gathering phase till the Report generation and Project delivery phase. Various Estimation techniques like Parametric estimation, PERT technique, Bottom up estimation and others are used and applied to these estimators with customizable features.</li></ol></div></div><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="bigdata-services-area p-5 mb-5 bg-eef6fd"><h4>The Multi-Faceted One Stop Solution for Performance Engineering:</h4><div style="text-align:center;"><img src="/uploads/test3_7026f6e1fc.png" alt="" caption=""></div></div><p>The Performance Test Center of Excellence at FINT Solutions is a multi-faceted one stop solution and a Centralized unit for the Performance Engineering of various software applications and products. With its generic and customizable features, it supports various software development platforms and business domains. It also caters the business needs and requirements in by providing various types of services to evaluate the system performance and to maintain the Service Level Agreements with the clients. The Performance Test Lab is well equipped with different contemporary tools supporting various technology and models. A High level of Optimization from the code level to the server or system level can easily be achieved with the help of this PTCoE.</p></div>