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Load Testing 2.0 for Web 2.0 With Rich Internet Applications, performance validation is critical. The arrival of the Web 2.0 wave has far-reaching implications for web applications, web users and companies that do business over the Internet or use webenabled business applications in enterprise environments. In short, Web 2.0 is a huge technology trend that will revolutionize the way users interact with the Internet and the way enterprises use and manage webenabled applications. Web 2.0 applications leverage advanced Rich Internet Application (RIA) technologies (such as Ajax and Adobe® Flex), along with enablers (such as RSS and blogs). From an end-user perspective, these technologies allow a richer, faster, more interactive experience with browser-enabled applications and services. From an enterprise perspective, these same technologies can help your company deploy new, customer-friendly application functionality in less time and at a lower cost. When thousands of users are interacting nearly continuously with an application, the strains on back-end servers can be enormous. Are your applications ready for Web 2.0? Given the potential peak demands of these next-generation applications, it’s wise to approach the Web 2.0 wave with caution. Do you know how well your applications will perform? And do you know whether they will collapse under the weight of certain loads? Before Ajax or other RIA technologies can be ready for prime time in your business, you need to verify that they can deliver enterprise-scale performance. All of this points to the need for sophisticated tools to test the performance of Web 2.0 applications and services in a preproduction environment. Yet with conventional performance testing solutions, this is easier said than done. There are many unknowns in stress testing Web 2.0 applications. With the arrival of RIA technologies, there are many new, more granular performance questions. If you can’t answer these questions, you can’t expect success with Web 2.0 applications. By avoiding the time lags associated with interactive web applications, Web 2.0 applications promise to deliver a faster, easier and smoother user experience. But this enhanced experience isn’t a given. While rich next-generation applications promise a radically different customer experience, they also have the potential to overwhelm the servers and networks that deliver content to client browsers. Both the promise and the potential pitfalls stem from the unique ability of RIA technologies to continually exchange small and granular amounts of data with a server. Conduct performance testing with HP Software solutions. Test the performance of Rich Internet Applications. Web 2.0 services can use Ajax, Flex and various other RIA and next-generation programming technologies. To validate the performance of services, you must be able to test these advanced technologies. HP performance validation solutions give you: • Built-in record and replay capabilities for Rich Internet Applications ADVERTISEMENT

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Better Software - May 2008

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