What Is the Aim of the LoadRunner Usage?

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What Is the Aim of the LoadRunner Usage?
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To start with, one needs to consider the essence
of LoadRunner. This is the performance testing
tool. It was developed by the Mercury Company in
1999 but it was purchased by HP Company in 2009.
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Nowadays LoadRunner occupies about 80 percent of
the software market for the performance testing
execution. Conducting performance testing, the
specialists mostly use LoadRunner because it is
the only tool on the market which may support a
plenty of protocols.
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LoadRunner supports

• Web 2.0 (Ajax, HTTP, Silverlight)
• SAP
• Oracle
• MS SQL server
• Citrix
• RTE, and so on

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Frequently, software testing company prefers
exactly this tool due to its reliability. A vast
number of the satisfied clients all over the
world confirm its reputation.
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The principle of simulation the virtual users
interaction with the system or application is at
the core of the LoadRunner work. The tool
duplicates the requests and waits for a proper
server response for checking the operation
possibility and availability. 
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Executing web app testing, the specialists
obligatory fulfil performance checking and
testing of the maximum load level which the
product can undergo. Conducting load
testing or stress testing, the specialists may
also use other HP tools, for instance, QTP and
ALM (Application Lifecycle Management).
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