Ed Glas's blog on VS load testing
Load Testing Visual Studio Online
By Ed Glas, Jiange Sun, and Bill Barnett In this post we discuss how we load test Visual Studio...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 11/26/2013
A New Role for Me
I have been quiet on my blog for a while, mostly because I have switched jobs. I had been running...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 02/14/2011
Plugins for Handling JSON and msbin1 SilverLight Payloads on codeplex
We enabled two new key extensibility points in VS 2010 to better handle rich post bodies that we...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 08/07/2010
MSDN Docs Updated for July
Of all the great things we did with the product in 2010, one area I was surprised and pleased by is...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 08/07/2010
Version 3.5 of the Performance Testing Quick Reference Guide Available
Geoff Gray has done it again, adding a bunch of new content to the Quick Reference Guide at...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 08/07/2010
New SharePoint 2010 Load Test Toolkit Released
The SharePoint team released the Administration Toolkit for SharePoint 2010 (SPAT2010). One part of...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 08/07/2010
Visual Studio Performance Testing Quick Reference Guide (Version 2.0) Published
Version 2 of the Quick Reference Guide has now been published. This guide is chock-full of...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 04/12/2010
Updated Load Test Links for April 2010
I’ve updated my Content Index for Web Tests and Load Tests, which is a list of links to load test...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 04/12/2010
Great New Documentation for Performance Testing Now Online
I am very excited about the new level of documentation we have in this release. Howie Hilliker has...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 04/12/2010
VS 2010 Ships!
I am happy to say that VS 2010 is generally available starting today! Go to the Visual Studio home...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 04/12/2010
Simulating Peak Load with VS Load Tests
In VS load tests come with a few load patterns out of the box: Constant load: holds count of users...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 04/02/2010
Process Model Changes in VS 2010
In VS 2010, we made several changes to the process models for local and remote execution. These...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 03/29/2010
VS 2010 Test Agent and Test Controller Troubleshooting Guide
Michael Koltachev, Geoff Staneff, and the rest of the TE team put together a valuable...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 03/28/2010
Web Test Authoring and Debugging Techniques for Visual Studio 2010
Contents Overview How Web Performance Tests Work Overview of New Features in VS 2010 Debugging a Web...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 03/23/2010
dynaTrace + VS 2010 Load Tests = 1 Powerful Solution for Performance Analysis of Java Applications
dynaTrace offers a terrific integration with VS 2008 to enable performance analysis of java and...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 03/10/2010
Application Benchmark Toolkit for Microsoft Dynamics AX
The Dynamics AX product team is a long-time internal customer of VS Load Tests, and use VS to do all...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 03/05/2010
Product Transitions from VS 2008 to VS 2010 for Load Testing
If you are currently using VS 2008, here is how I compare the products and components you use for...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 03/03/2010
Parameterizing Tests to Run in Different Environments
Sean has a great post on running Web tests and load tests from the command line. A hidden feature is...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 02/16/2010
Install Visual Studio 2010 RC Today
Visual Studio 2010 RC is available on the Web today for MSDN subscribers. Go to the RC landing page...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 02/08/2010
Configuration Options for Load Testing with Visual Studio 2010
In this post I outlined the products you need for load testing with Visual Studio 2010. I included a...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 02/07/2010
VS 2010 Product SKU Lineup Finalized
Here are the VS 2010 SKUs, and testing features available in each (see this link for more feature...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 02/06/2010
New Web and Load Test Features in Beta2
In beta2 we added a number of new minor features, and a couple of major ones. We also changed our...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 10/21/2009
Getting Started with Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2
As you are probably already aware, Visual Studio Beta 2 is now available for download, see the...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 10/20/2009
Introducing the Microsoft Visual Studio Load Test Virtual User Pack 2010
In Visual Studio 2010, we are changing our load test licensing model. In VS 2005 and VS 2008, we...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 10/20/2009
Using The Virtual User Activity Chart to Understand the VS Load Engine
In dev10 we’ve added a new Virtual User Activity Chart that shows virtual user activity. Each row on...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 10/18/2009
Read this Before Running a Load Test with Dev10 Beta 1
If you install the dev10 beta 1 on the same machine as VS 2008, and you are running load tests, read...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 05/24/2009
New Performance Testing Training Available from RTTS
RTTS, a premier testing consultancy and test tools training company, now has training available for...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 05/22/2009
More posts on Testing SharePoint with VSTS
Shivaji Nagarajan has extensive experience testing SharePoint using VSTS, and has captured what he...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 05/20/2009
dynaTrace Leverages new Extensibility Points to Provide Deep Integration with Dev10
A fantastic example of a partner taking advantage of the new extensibility points in Web test...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 05/20/2009
Are You Reporting Inaccurate Performance Numbers with VS 2008?
There’s a hidden problem with VS 2008 load testing that you need be aware if you are running tests...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 05/19/2009
Elevating the Role of the Tester with Visual Studio 2010
I am very excited and proud to introduce the new testing features you’ll find in Visual Studio 2010....
Author: Ed Glas Date: 05/19/2009
Dev10 Beta 1 Available!
Beta 1 was released to the web today for MSDN subscribers. If you are a MSDN subscriber, you can...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 05/18/2009
Great resources for SharePoint performance testing
Sanjay Narang has compiled a great set of links on performance testing SharePoint. Check them out!...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 05/06/2009
New, comprehensive technical documentation available for Web, Load, and Unit Tests
The VSTS Ranger team, led by Geoff Gray, just published the VSTT Quick Reference Guide 1.0. This is...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 03/31/2009
New Web test rules on codeplex.comTeamTestPlugins
We just released 1.2 of our codeplex rules, adding the following rules: ExtractText2...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 02/14/2009
Amit Chatterjee, new Team Test blogger
Amit Chatterjee, General Manager of the VS Test Business, recently started blogging and has a post...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 02/13/2009
VSTS wins Testers Choice in for .NET Apps in Software Test and Performance Magazine
The annual testers choice awards are out in STP magazine, and VSTS took top spot in two categories...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 02/04/2009
Make Your Performance Work Count: The 20% Guideline
I recently read Steve Seow's book, Designing and Engineering Time: The Psychology of Time Perception...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 01/02/2009
Reading Performance Counters on Vista and Server 2008 Machines
Users commonly experience problems collecting counters during a load test. These problems come in...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 11/18/2008
Codeplex.com Load Test Reports updated
One of our load test partners, Aztecsoft, recently updated the load test reports on codeplex. The...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 11/18/2008
Back from PDC
I spent last week in LA at the PDC. The conference was mainly focused on the new technologies...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 11/03/2008
Visual Round Trip Analyzer released
My colleague Jim Pierson on the Live Services performance team released the Visual Round Trip...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 11/03/2008
WOW! New TFS Power Tool release coming
The TFS Power Tool release on the tarmac is awesome! Check out Brian's blog post for a preview....
Author: Ed Glas Date: 10/02/2008
Event ordering in Web Tests
Web tests have a number of extensibility points before and after a request. What order do they run...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 08/28/2008
New Fiddler Timeline view is neat!
Eric Lawrence has added a cool new feature to fiddler to visualize what is happening in your http...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 08/19/2008
JW post on MS Testing - my observations
Check out James's recent post with the eye-catching title “if Microsoft is so good at testing, why...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 08/19/2008
JW on testing
James Whittaker, a testing luminary, joined Team Test a while back and has started blogging. You'll...
Author: Ed Glas Date: 08/19/2008