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Measuring the distribution and skew of transaction response times for IBM Enterprise application datasets

Amarendra Darisa has six years experience working in Dublin's System Verification Test (SVT) team, using the IBM Rational Performance Tester solution as part of the system test infrastructure. His career includes work on significant JavaTM 2 Platform releases including Workplace Collaborative Learning, IBM Lotus Connections, IBM WebSphere® Portlet Factory and Industry Models. He can be reached at DARISAAM@ie.ibm.com.
Ashley J Timmins (TIMMINSA@ie.ibm.com.), Reliability Tester, IBM
Ashley Timmins joined IBM's Software Lab in Dublin, Ireland, as a contractor in 2007, becoming permanent in 2008, first working on Lotus Quickr and moving to IBM SmartCloud as a System Verification Tester. He comes from a testing background, specializing in Performance/Reliability testing. He completed a B.Sc. (Hons) in Computing and Management Science at Sheffield Hallam University in 2002. You can reach him at TIMMINSA@ie.ibm.com.
Devon Clarke (CLARKDEV@ie.ibm.com), Systems Test Engineer, IBM
Devon Clarke has 15 years of experience in Information Technology, the last 12 of which he has provided IBM Software Solutions Services to large industry clients with user bases of 10,000+ globally, as a Domino System Administrator. After joining IBM's Dublin Software Laboratory in 2009 as a Notes/Domino Software Engineer, he moved to the Quickr Domino Team for reliability and server verification test, and is currently on the IBM Connections Team working on integration testing between the Lotus and IBM product portfolios. You can reach him at CLARKDEV@ie.ibm.com.
Jonathan Dunne (jonathan_dunne@ie.ibm.com), Staff Software Engineer, IBM
Jonathan Dunne has eight years experience working on the SVT team at IBM's Dublin, Ireland facility, using IBM Rational software as part of a system test infrastructure. He has worked on a number of major J2EE releases, including Workplace, Workplace Collaborative Learning, LotusLive Engage, and Lotus Quickr, and spent three years with National University of Ireland (NUI), Maynooth, working on Network Impairment research projects. You can reach him at jonathan_dunne@ie.ibm.com.
Pukhraj Saxena (saxenapu@ie.ibm.com), Software Engineer, IBM
Pukhraj Saxena joined the IBM's Dublin, Ireland, Software Lab in 2007 after completing a Higher Diploma in Computer Science from Griffith College, Dublin. He currently works as a Software Engineer for the Lotus Notes/Domino team. You can reach Pukhraj at saxenapu@ie.ibm.com.

Summary:  This white paper describes our analysis and approach to measuring the distribution of transaction times during a five-day workload run of the IBM Lotus Domino, IBM SmartCloud Engage, and IBM Lotus Quickr for Domino Enterprise applications and provides a qualitative assessment of each dataset.

Date:  11 May 2012
Level:  Intermediate

Activity:  15438 views
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This white paper describes our analysis and approach to measuring the distribution of transaction times during a five-day workload run of the IBM Lotus Domino®, IBM SmartCloud™ Engage, and IBM Lotus Quickr® for Domino Enterprise applications and provides a qualitative assessment of each dataset.

In this white paper

  • Introduction
  • Choosing a distribution model
  • Measuring dispersion
  • Using the median and IQR as measures of location
  • Conclusion
  • Resources
  • Biographies

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Amarendra Darisa has six years experience working in Dublin's System Verification Test (SVT) team, using the IBM Rational Performance Tester solution as part of the system test infrastructure. His career includes work on significant JavaTM 2 Platform releases including Workplace Collaborative Learning, IBM Lotus Connections, IBM WebSphere® Portlet Factory and Industry Models. He can be reached at DARISAAM@ie.ibm.com.

Ashley Timmins joined IBM's Software Lab in Dublin, Ireland, as a contractor in 2007, becoming permanent in 2008, first working on Lotus Quickr and moving to IBM SmartCloud as a System Verification Tester. He comes from a testing background, specializing in Performance/Reliability testing. He completed a B.Sc. (Hons) in Computing and Management Science at Sheffield Hallam University in 2002. You can reach him at TIMMINSA@ie.ibm.com.

Devon Clarke has 15 years of experience in Information Technology, the last 12 of which he has provided IBM Software Solutions Services to large industry clients with user bases of 10,000+ globally, as a Domino System Administrator. After joining IBM's Dublin Software Laboratory in 2009 as a Notes/Domino Software Engineer, he moved to the Quickr Domino Team for reliability and server verification test, and is currently on the IBM Connections Team working on integration testing between the Lotus and IBM product portfolios. You can reach him at CLARKDEV@ie.ibm.com.

Jonathan Dunne has eight years experience working on the SVT team at IBM's Dublin, Ireland facility, using IBM Rational software as part of a system test infrastructure. He has worked on a number of major J2EE releases, including Workplace, Workplace Collaborative Learning, LotusLive Engage, and Lotus Quickr, and spent three years with National University of Ireland (NUI), Maynooth, working on Network Impairment research projects. You can reach him at jonathan_dunne@ie.ibm.com.

Pukhraj Saxena joined the IBM's Dublin, Ireland, Software Lab in 2007 after completing a Higher Diploma in Computer Science from Griffith College, Dublin. He currently works as a Software Engineer for the Lotus Notes/Domino team. You can reach Pukhraj at saxenapu@ie.ibm.com.

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