When 10 GB isn’t actually 10 GB
20 September, 2012Over the years Matrium Technologies has been asked to benchmark many customer networks using its suite of traffic generation tools, capable of producing 1 GB through to 100 GB of network traffic. Every customer’s network is different and therefore results are never the same. One thing is the same though - the infrastructure you’re about to purchase won’t perform as per the data sheet.
Spotlight on data centre testing from professional services
16 May, 2012 by Patrick Barry, Product Manager - Professional Services, Spirent CommunicationsCostly business disruption and remedial work can be attributed to performance problems in data centres, operational network systems and software applications. These issues often go undetected prior to launch due to the difficulty of conducting realistic performance testing. Quantifiable consequences of undetected performance problems include: revenue loss, customer base erosion and brand damage. All of these issues call into question a business’s long-term viability. Since the advent of network testing, Spirent test engineers have helped hundreds of clients save thousands of testing hours, which resulted in bringing products and services to market faster and with higher quality.
Spirent iTest integrated test authoring and automation platform
06 July, 2011 bySpirent iTest is an integrated test authoring and execution platform built for testers, developers and automation teams. It provides QA organisations with a unified approach for rapidly developing, automating and maintaining test cases.
Spirent Avalanche 3100 appliance solution
23 February, 2011 byThe Spirent Avalanche 3100 appliance solution provides multi-10 Gbps capacity, security and performance testing for network infrastructures, web application infrastructures and triple-play services ensuring quality of service and quality of experience.
How can you test cloud computing performance?
13 January, 2011 by Daryl Cornelius*Is your ‘cloud’ delivering the expected performance? How do you know until you test it? What are the complexities of measuring virtual systems?
Data centre testing: 10 essential tips
13 December, 2010This article addresses ten important issues in data centre testing.
HP/Agilent MSO6104A 1 GHz digital oscilloscope with Logic
01 December, 2010 byAvailable to rent, the HP/Agilent MSO6104A 1 GHz digital oscilloscope with Logic is suitable for mixed analog and digital signal analysis. Flexible triggering enables easy isolation and analysis of complex signals and fault conditions.
VSS Monitoring adds GPS timing to distributed traffic capture systems
02 September, 2010 byVSS Monitoring has incorporated GPS timing in its range of distributed traffic capture systems, giving a measure of time that is more precise than the network time protocol method. With the same absolute time throughout the network, operations in geographically diverse locations remain in synchronisation.
Wohler VIS340 service camera visual inspection system
03 August, 2010 byThe Wohler VIS340 service camera visual inspection system is used for inspecting drainage pipes, air ducts and intermediate ceilings, to view any potential issues. It is available to rent.
Emerson 475 field communicator
25 June, 2010Available to rent, the Emerson 475 field communicator can be used to configure field devices and perform diagnostics for effective troubleshooting.
