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HP Performance testingHP Performance Center,HP LoadRunnerFeature comparison v 1.0March-2013
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HP LoadRunner
Load and performance testing tasks are frequently tactical and project focused efforts to ensure that an application will be successful when deployed to production. • Project testing teams require tools to
support their specific performance testing needs and for many years, an industry leader in the project load and performance testing space has been HP LoadRunner.
• LoadRunner is an effective choice when you need to test a handful of projects and applications at a single geographic location before deploying them to production.
Introduction to Performance Testing
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HP Performance Center
Introduction to Performance Testing
When there are many groups using different tools and practices for software performance testing, the costs can quickly become very significant, even if one of the tools being used is HP LoadRunner that supports single a geographic location.
Performance Center includes all HP LoadRunner features and takes performance testing to a global enterprise level. HP Performance center enables:• Collaboration: effective, realistic performance
testing in less time• Centralized testing: streamlines resource and
licenses usage and mandates standardization and consistent processes
• Visibility: Provides visibility via a COE approach • Optimizes: administration and management
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Feature comparison - CapabilityFeature LoadRunner Performance Center
Shunra Network Virtualization
Mobile testing
Reporting and visibility
ALM Integration
Lab management
Enterprise-wide collaboration
Security
Role-based workflow
24x7 global access
Centralized management and administration
ROI reporting and auditing
Central repository for scripts, results, and analysis
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Feature comparison – FunctionalityFeature LoadRunner Performance Center
Widest range of supported technologies and protocols
Multi-level business process capture: Network, Transport, Application or GUI level
Native and Web based Mobile application recording
Patented TruClient technology
Comprehensive monitoring capabilities – Network, Application, Infrastructure
Most extensible solution on the market
Support for C, C++, C#, Java, VBScript and Javascript languages
Powerful Analysis capabilities
Visual Studio and Eclipse add-ins
Support for Continuous Delivery
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Feature comparison – FunctionalityFeature LoadRunner Performance Center
Virtual Table Server for complex cross-vuser business processes
Unit Test support
HP Live Network Integration
Automatic correlation and asynchronous capabilities
Unlimited VuGen and monitors
Largest global community
Available in the cloud – per hour/day (via partners)
Available on HP SaaS
All protocol bundles
Charge back model (built in SaaS)
Regional and global access to assets and application under test
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Feature comparison - FunctionalityFeature LoadRunner Performance Center
Web-based reporting
Project usage tracking
User rights management
Project rights management
Multi-layered user/project privileges
Resource and test scheduling
Autostart
System checks
Remote reboot
Shared/Floating licensing
Shared virtual users
Shared controllers
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Feature comparison – Functionality cont.Feature LoadRunner Performance Center
Version Control
Planning workflow
Requirements management
Defect management
Enterprise dashboard
Lab management automation
Production metrics used in test design
User privileges
Web interface
User administration
Project administration
System management
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HP Contacts
GOT questions? we GOT Answers!
• Product marketing Manager: Silvia [email protected]
• LR Product Manager: Shane Evans [email protected]
• PC Product Manager: Gurmeen Aneja [email protected]
• Sales Portal• Partner Portal• www.hp.com/go/hploadrunner
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Where to go for additional info
LoadRunner to PC Upgrade
Datasheet: pillar for performance testing
White paper: Introducing production into performance testing
Additional assets can be found:Process to upgrade from LR to PC and calculation spreadsheet
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