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While a QA Wizard Pro load test is running, a great deal of activity is occurring on your web server. You can use built-in performance tools on the web server to better pinpoint the type of stress that load testing is causing your server. This information allows you to better identify which pieces of your web application may be causing your server the most pain.

Watch the following video to see how to create and correlate this data.

When load testing against a web application, you may want to create a set of scripts that simulates what activities most users perform. After using your web metrics to determine where users spend their time, you can create a script for each common user action. Using the QA Wizard Pro Load Testing options, you can then match up how often your scripts are run as compared to how many users actually perform those actions.

Watch the following video to see details on how to set this up.

QA Wizard Pro automates the functional and regression testing of web, Windows, and Java applications, and load testing of web applications. The following videos are provided to help new users get started with QA Wizard Pro.

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Will you be attending the Verify/ATI Conference at the end of September? If so, be sure to sit in on the two talks we’re hosting.

Peter Varhol will be presenting When to Ship: Using Automation to Determine Application Deployment Readiness at 2:45 p.m. on September 27. During this presentation, Peter will provide measurable criteria for determining when an application is ready to ship. He will also discuss how to create objective measures of completeness and how to collect data and track progress toward that end. Peter will explain how testers and quality assurance professionals can work with application stakeholders to contribute to both the definition and automated measurement that determines if an application is fit for its intended purpose.

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Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Measuring Technical Debt with Load Testing webinar. If you missed the event, take some time to watch the Measuring Technical Debt with Load Testing recorded webinar. Attendees asked several interesting questions, all of which we weren’t able to address during the webinar. To follow up, and invite others to participate, we’ve included a complete Q&A below.

The process of load testing a web application can be a daunting task for someone new to QA Wizard Pro or to load testing in general. This How To walks you through planning, recording, modifying, and running a QA Wizard Pro web load test script, and then analyzing the results.

Download the Load Testing How To.

Being able to accurately measure key testing data can provide valuable information for development and QA teams. QA Wizard Pro load testing gives you an easy platform to create and execute load tests while providing key performance metrics.

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Join us on October 6th for a 30-minute webinar on improving automated test script resiliency in the upcoming QA Wizard Pro 2011. Matt Fuhrmann, QA Wizard Pro software engineer, will discuss how to:

• Configure scripts to continue running when unexpected errors occur with On Error statements.
• Build advanced error recovery logic into a script with Try…Catch blocks.
• Script examples that demonstrate how error handling insulates scripts from application changes.

If you’re new to QA Wizard Pro or want to learn more about advanced script error handling, this event is for you!

Watch the Webinar Recording!

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the QA Wizard Pro Lunch and Learn: Get More from Load Testing event. The recording is now available if you missed the training session or want to watch it again.

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Many web applications behave differently depending on what browser the user is using. For example, many web sites will switch to a mobile web interface if the user’s browser indicates that the user is using a mobile platform. Most web applications are designed to fully support all popular browsers. However, you probably want to make sure that your web application responds correctly regardless of the browser. With QA Wizard Pro load testing, you can simulate different user agents during playback to test this behavior.

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