Huge Load and Performance Tester - Akamai CloudTest
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
When it comes to performance testing we take help of Akamai CloudTest, with the help of this tool we make sure that we have intense Performance and load testing in all the environment. For example any Rest or SOAP integration call's load testing for any headless application can be achieved easily using this tool, as easily accessible in cloud, it's globally accessible.
Pros
- Integration Call's like REST
- Integration Call's like SOAP
- Performance Testing
- Load Testing on Load Balancer
Cons
- Report generation is difficult
- Some graphs are not displaying accurate results
- More information are missing with respect to load testing
Most Important Features
- Performance Testing
- Testing Soap and Rest Integration calls
- Load balancing test with multiple users
Return on Investment
- System Hangs as where severe load testing is required
- Authentication is an issue when using OAUTH
- Scalability can be improved and also an on premise tool can be of great help
Alternatives Considered
Selenium and Pega Platform
Other Software Used
Microsoft Azure, Acrobits by Sinch, Reliable Robotics