SOASTA CloudTest(TM) for Amazon EC2 First Load and Performance Testing Solution Resident in the Cloud
provider of cloud-based testing solutions, today announced support for the
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). A Web testing solution built on the
cloud to enable application testing in the cloud, SOASTA CloudTest for EC2
allows developers to easily and affordably turn the Amazon cloud into a
Virtual Test Lab for load and performance testing of their applications.
"Amazon EC2 is an ideal environment for developers to test their
applications," said
Business Development for Amazon Web Services. "We're pleased to see the SOASTA
Cloud Test for EC2 option become available to developers."
SOASTA CloudTest for Amazon EC2 provides engineers with a 24x7x365 Web
application test lab at their fingertips. The combination of a scalable
hardware architecture with leading edge Web testing technology enables the
testing of every layer of a Web application or service. It delivers immediate
value, scales seamlessly up or down with testing needs, and does not require
investment in a cost prohibitive testing infrastructure. SOASTA CloudTest for
Amazon EC2 natively supports every testing type including Load, Performance,
Functional, and Web UI/Ajax.
"Load and performance testing is the 'killer application' for cloud
computing," said
create a real-world test environment without having to invest in it.
Developers have virtually unlimited and affordable access to servers, memory,
storage, etc. and can, essentially on demand, simulate load and performance
tests for tens of thousands of users without having to purchase the hardware."
Why SOASTA CloudTest for Amazon EC2 is uniquely different:
-- It's Real World: Load and performance testing in the Cloud is the
closest thing to running an application in production minus the worry of
negatively impacting your customers. SOASTA CloudTest for Amazon EC2 provides
you with a controlled environment to thoroughly simulate and stage a real
world scenario before it goes into production.
-- It's On Demand: No more costly investment in new hardware or worries
about staffing up for support and management. Ready when you are, SOASTA
CloudTest for Amazon EC2 serves as a virtual test lab at your service 24x7x365
and has you testing in a matter of minutes.
-- It's Scalable: An overloaded Web site is a major problem. Being
prepared and understanding the limits of your application is crucial to
maintaining availability and a quality customer experience. SOASTA CloudTest
for Amazon EC2 allows you to instantly add computing power when needed, and
then turn it off when unused to reduce costs. In short, you pay only for what
you need. Find out, without the cost and time of setting up and tearing down
hundreds if not thousands of servers, whether or not your application can
scale exponentially at a moment's notice.
-- It's Affordable: Load and performance testing is no longer cost
prohibitive. A capability that would typically cost hundreds of thousands of
dollars is now available to companies of all sizes in a matter of minutes for
only a few hundred dollars.
Here's what a few leading edge Web companies that have been using SOASTA
CloudTest for Amazon EC2 for the past few months are saying:
provides us with the closest view of how our application will perform in
production. SOASTA's leading edge design enables us to leverage cloud
computing to achieve an overall better quality test experience. SOASTA is
quickly becoming the Mercury Interactive of cloud computing."
needed an affordable solution to test tens of thousands of users interacting
with solutions built on our product. To build this type of test environment
was just too expensive. With SOASTA CloudTest for Amazon EC2 I can leverage
the cloud to deliver a test environment that inexpensively cuts my testing
time in half."
Pricing and Availability
SOASTA CloudTest for Amazon EC2 will be commercially available on
Pricing starts at
plans are available. For more information, please visit http://www.soasta.com,
or contact sales@soasta.com for a Webex demonstration.
About SOASTA
SOASTA, Inc. (pronounced so'-sta), is the leading provider of cloud-based
testing solutions. SOASTA's mission is to ensure that today's Web applications
and services perform in a high quality, scalable, and predictable manner. The
company's product, SOASTA CloudTest(TM), is available as an on demand service
in the cloud or as a hardware appliance, and enables developers to test and
monitor their Web applications and services at an affordable price. SOASTA
CloudTest supports Load, Performance, Functional, and Web UI/Ajax testing.
SOASTA is privately held and headquartered in
For more information about SOASTA, please visit http://www.soasta.com.
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Gary E. Smith
SOA Test Architect - SOA Testing and Performance in a Connected World
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