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Rendezvous with k6

Rendezvous is a French word commonly used in the load testing word. It sounds so fancy! I believe Mercury first coined and implemented it (I may be wrong) in LoadRunner. NeoLoad has it with the same name, and JMeter calls it Synchronizing timer. But what is it really, and how may we use it? Rendezvous is a function that stops the virtual users when they reach that instruction in the script. The function makes them wait until more virtual users get to that step or a timer runs out.

BivwAk! - Case study

BivwAk! is the transformation hub for BNP Paribas. Its goal is to bring new services and skillsets at the crossroad of all BNP Paribas entities. It’s in this context that Dino learned about OctoPerf. Dino Dona is the QA lead at BivwAk! He handles all the testing-related activities. Dino is very passionate about testing because it's a constantly evolving space. With new methodologies and tools emerging all the time. We met Dino at the french testing event JFTL.

What Is "Test Efficacy" and Why Is It Important in Visual Testing?

Humans are visual, both on and off-screen. Research shows that 94% of online visitors will form their first opinion on your business based on the design of your website. For e-commerce, 88% of shoppers are less likely to return to a website that gave them an unpleasant experience. These two simple statistics highlight how detrimental it can be to have an inconsistent product UI/UX out in the market.

Moving beyond the document in computer systems validation

Over the years, we have seen a steady increase in companies moving away from paper-based validation to electronic-based approaches after the FDA introduced 21 CFR Part 11, which addresses the use and control of electronic signatures and electronic records. When utilized correctly, 21 CFR Part 11 opens the door to numerous potential process and solution improvements in computer systems validation, yet many teams have failed to take full advantage of these improvements.

The Need and Impact of Digital Banking Units

Digital banking involves the digitization of all traditional banking products, processes, and activities to serve customers through online channels. Banking that is done through the digital platform without any paperwork like account opening forms, cheques, pay-in slips, and so on is referred to as digital banking. It relies on high-level process automation, web-based services, and APIs to provide banks and their customers with high levels of cost efficiency, security, and flexibility.

Reshaping Syndicated Lending - A DLT Use Case

The global syndicated loan business is dependent on archaic back-office operations, administration & paperwork, tax rules and regulations across borders, transparency, and trust issues, and integration challenges between different members of the syndicate. The result is a longer settlement duration, high overheads between different parties - banks, borrowers, agencies, regulatory bodies, and high expenses in terms of fees, intermediaries, and documentation charges. Much of the challenge is due to the nature of the business.

Guidelines for Writing Effective Test Cases

Writing effective test cases is one of the most critical tasks that each tester must do within the Software Testing Life Cycle(STLC). Test cases are the foundation of every software product analysis. Writing successful test cases, on the other hand, is a method that can be learnt by in-depth application research, which involves building test cases and, most crucially, experience. The method for building successful test cases will be to identify, define, and analyze requirements.

We Tried the Top 10 Smartbear Alternative [in-Depth Analysis]

Smartbear is a powerful and robust automated GUI testing tools for web, mobile, and desktop applications. However, we wanted more from the automated testing tool that we were relying on. That is where we started looking for a Smartbear alternative. And after tons of head-to-head comparisons and testing, we picked a couple of Smartbear competitors that are worth the try. Want to know all about the competitors and alternatives we are talking about here? Stick till the end!

Plugging-in Kubernetes

Kubernetes has been becoming the standard operating environment for applications over the past several years. With the xk6-kubernetes extension, you can add direct support for Kubernetes objects (ConfigMaps, Deployments, Jobs, et al) directly within your test scripts. Imagine, your test scripts could now directly setup your test environment by pre-scaling your services, change configuration, or even inject a little chaos _during_ your tests by deleting running pods to observe how your overall system behaves.