Adeptis - Testing Services

Performance Testing

The first step of a successful performance test is to understand the stakes. And for mission critical applications, particularly for electronic commerce web sites, are extremely high.

The second step of a successful performance test is to understand the nature of the problem. Due to the difficulty of scheduling software development projects and the unyielding nature of business deadlines, the performance test schedule often gets compressed. There isn't any easy way around this scheduling problem because the system can't be tested until its ready. Complexity of the system under test is another facet of the performance testing challenge. Unlike functional testing, where testers can focus on application behavior, performance testers must consider different elements including middle-tier systems, network performance and back end databases. The interactions between these systems, and their effects on performance, can be complex. Finally, when problems manifest themselves, testers need excellent troubleshooting skills to work with developers and help them to isolate the source of the problems.

The third step of a successful performance test is to effectively staff the project. Many companies underestimate the skill set required for performance testing or compromise to fill the position. This is where an effective outsourcing strategy using Adeptis consultants can be your best move. We can complete your performance test in less time that it would take you to ramp up internal people. Unless you have a steady stream of systems going live, it's hard to keep people up to speed on the tools, not to mention the difficulty of recruiting people with the necessary skill set into testing positions.

Our consultants are running performance tests every week. We have already seen the problems that will pop up when your site is tested. Best of all, we can point you to likely culprits in your software based on our experience, saving you substantial time troubleshooting problems than can be as intermittent as they are difficult to find.

Functional Testing

It's all too easy to test and test and test, and still have let embarrassing bugs slip through the process. There is no substitute for testing experience and software development experience helps even more. The best testers understand the architecture of software systems and they know what is likely to go wrong. Less experienced testers get distracted by minutia that doesn't really matter. Experts quickly break things and turn up important problems.

Adeptis consultants are experts both at testing methodologies and the use of Mercury Interactive's automated testing tools. We will team with your functional experts to quickly identify key test cases that will provide good functional coverage.

Training for Mercury Interactive Products

Adeptis offers classes as well as Mercury Interactive product training customized to your business needs and time constraints. Our consultants take the time to learn your testing goals and business focus so they can emphasize the Mercury features most pertinent to your needs and use examples relevant to your business. Your people will be comfortable with the Mercury tools when we are done.

Consulting Services

Adeptis' consultants will ensure that you take the right approach with automated testing and Mercury Interactive tools. We know how and when to deploy automated testing tools. We will help you maximize functional coverage and minimize the number of scripts required. In addition, our experience enables us to quickly identify the areas of your system most likely to experience performance problems.

Partnerships

Adeptis is a Channel Alliance Partner with Mercury Interactive. Adeptis consultants are Mercury certified and have experience with all of Mercury's products.