Load and Stress Testing Tools Determine a Server's Capability.
Load and stress test tools for computers refer to immensely complex software designed to determine the actual computer power of a particular operating system. These tools create sophisticated programs that are run in the operating system to simulate various conditions that note how much stress that system can withstand without breaking down. The simulated programs are geared toward powerful servers, which are used by large corporations and usually not for ordinary home computers.
Dotcom-Monitor®
This software tests a system's ability to handle "hits" to a website. Using sources placed throughout the world, "hits" are made on various products on a website to determine the maximum load it can handle. This type of application would be useful to a large firm such as Amazon to determine how many orders it would require to cause stress to its system. The two ways of measuring this would be by time and cycle. The time-centered test determines how the system is affected by increasing numbers of "hits." The cycle method determines how the number of steps the customer goes through to complete a process affects the reaction time of the system.
Dotcom-Monitor®
1001 Twelve Oaks Center Drive, Suite 1022
Wayzata, MN 55391
1-888-479-0741
dotcom-monitor.com
Proxy Sniffer
This load and stress testing tool is geared more for use by the moderate-level system, such as those used by branch offices of a bank. It also runs programs in which simulated users are placed on the system to demonstrate how many users the system can handle and to predict the types of malfunctions that would occur if there is too much stress. The applications being tested for are those more commonly seen in smaller corporations with less complex applications.
Prozy Sniffer
Muhlemattstrasse 61
Bern, Switzerland
(0)991 25031-73
proxy-sniffer.com
LoadTracer
This stress and load tester performs the same general tasks as the others, creating simulated users who perform various tasks on the system to determine its breaking point. But LoadTracer is different in that it is more user friendly and designed for systems that have a relatively lower load requirement. The primary features are targeted for testing and evaluation rather than providing a detailed examination of all aspects of the server. This stress and load testing tool is designed for servers that are geared toward specific functions critical to the operation of the system as a whole.
LoadTracer
7702-B Roosevelt Ave,
Jackson Heights, NY 11372
212 202 0791
loadtracer.com
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