 | Level: Introductory Scott Laningham (scottla@us.ibm.com), Podcast Editor, IBM developerWorks
18 Sep 2007 Get a quick overview of the special demands of performance
testing in a portal environment and how IBM® Rational® Performance Tester can help.
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In this 17-minute podcast, Brian Bryson, technology evangelist for IBM
Rational Quality Management Tools, gives an overview of performance testing
in general, then looks at the specific challenges of performance testing
applications in a portal environment. He talks about Rational Performance
Tester as a tremendous time-saver from the standpoint of data referencing,
simple reports, and root-cause analysis. He closes with some suggestions for
education and a trial download with Rational Performance Tester.
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About the guest  Brian Bryson, technology evangelist, IBM Rational Quality Management, is a
member of the quality management team that plans and delivers IBM
Rational's software quality toolset. Prior to joining the IBM Rational
group in 1995, he spent several years in QA. Holding various positions from
tester to QA manager, he studied and developed the best practices required
to implement effective quality automation. A certified management
accountant and former instructor at Carleton University in Ottawa, he has
delivered IBM Rational's message of software quality throughout the life
cycle to students and quality professionals.
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| | Scott Laningham, host of developerWorks podcasts, was previously editor of developerWorks newsletters. Prior to IBM, he was an award-winning reporter and director for news programming featured on Public Radio International, a freelance writer for the American Communications Foundation and CBS Radio, and a songwriter/musician. |
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