Papers and Presentations

Here are some of the papers and presentations created for WOPRs. If there is something that should be on this page – or shouldn’t – please let us know.

Theme | Title	Presenter	Host | Employer
WOPR29 - Iterative Performance Testing		Abstracta, Montevideo
	Gustavo Mažeikis
WOPR21 - Technical Debt and its Impact on Performance and Reliability Testing		Salesforce, San Francisco
Artifacts_Annecdotes_and_Ancient_Architecture	Dan Downing	Mentora
WOPR19 - Performance Failures		Facebook, Palo Alto
Performance-Related Failures	John Meza	ESRI
WOPR18 - Combining Data, Analysis, and Context to Create Information		Pearson Education, Denver
Chasing Tornadoes: Data Visualisation and Analysis during Performance Troubleshooting	Neil Davies	Equinox Limited, NZ
WOPR16 - The Intersection of Performance and Functional Testing		Progressive Insurance, Cleveland
From Functional to Performance...The easy way...	Raymond Rivest	CRIM
Functional Testing with Load	Liang Peng	Sony Entertainment
WOPR15 - Building Performance Test Scenarios with a Context-Driven Approach		eBay, San Jose
Customer-Focused Testing	Paul Holland	Alcatel-Lucent
Field Guides for Testing	Greg McNelly	Progressive Insurance
Performance Testing, Modeling and Piloting -- All At Once!	Dave Jewell	IBM
WOPR14 - Reliability Heuristics		CRIM, Montreal
Fault Density Prediction Experiments	Greg Pope	Lawrence Livermore National Labs
Testing a Complex Database Migration	Greg McNelly	Progressive Insurance
WOPR13 - Heuristics of Performance Testing		WebMD, Portland
Rule 1: Apply the Fundamentals; Rule 2: See Rule 1	Dan Downing	Mentora
WOPR12 - Resource Monitoring During Performance Testing		Mobius Labs, Indianapolis
Resource Monitoring During Performance Testing: A layered approach to metrics	Raymond Rivest	CRIM
WOPR11 - Reliability: What Can We Do?		Intuit, San Diego
3 Examples of Reliability Testing	Dan Downing	Mentora
Verifying Software Robustness	Ross Collard
Reliability Testing: Kill the Server!	Eric Proegler	Hyland Software
WOPR9 - Pushing the Boundaries of Performance Testing Tools		Microsoft, Redmond
Load Testing a 3-Channel Messaging Application	Dan Downing	Mentora
Pushing the Limits of Testing Tools	Richard Leeke	Equinox
Tool Boundaries Avoided: Context for Choosing Custom Tools	Eric Proegler	Hyland Software
WOPR8 - Critical Incidents in Performance Testing		MITRE, Boston
Critical Incidents in Performance Testing: How Not To Get Sued	Dan Downing	Mentora
The Impact of Rare Data Cases	Richard Leeke	Equinox
WOPR6 - Paradigm Shifts in Performance Testing -- Evolution or Revolution?		Google, Mountain View
Does One Approach Fit All?	Alex Podelko	Oracle
What is Specific in Load Testing?	Alex Podelko	Oracle
Monitoring of the Web Servers	Julian Harty	Google
Performance Testing Threaded Libraries	Linda Hamm	SAS
WOPR5 - High Availability		Alcatel-Lucent, Ottawa
Fundamentals of Performance Testing	Ross Collard
Performance Testing Case Study, Part 1: Developing the Test Strategy	Ross Collard
The QA/Testing Perspective on Software Security	Julian Harty
WOPR4 - Reliability and Robustness		Intuit, San Diego
Perl_Harness_WOPR3_SabourinA Perl Based HL7 Harness to Support Load Generation and Bug Isolation	Rob Sabourin
Developing an Effective Performance Testing Strategy	Ross Collard
Performance Testing as a Full Lifecycle Activity	Julian Harty
How and Why I Used Rational Robot (VuC) to Support High Volume Functional Testing	Mike Kelly
Network Realism in Testing	Philip Joung
Testing Command & Control Systems: A Recipe for Success	Chris Johnson
Where and How Performance Testing Made a Difference for the Common Operating Environment (COE)	Gail Rutherford
WOPR3 - Experiences with Load Testing Tools		Parker House Hilton, Chicago
Building Robust Software	Ross Collard
Dealing with Pre Examination Stress Test	Rob Sabourin
Increasing Performance Testing Effectiveness: Techniques for Reducing Test Cycle Time and Increasing Value per Test Cycle	Richard Leeke	Equinox
Large Scale SPVC ATM Network	Paul Holland
Realism in Testing: Lessons Re-Learned about Modeling for Trustworthy Conclusions	Scott Barber
Engaging the Development Team When Running Performance Tests	Dawn Haynes
NTLM Authentication: Supported by OpenSTA...except when...	Antony Marcano
Selecting a Performance Testing Tool	Roland Stens
WOPR2 - Where and How Performance Testing Has Made a Difference		Sun Microsystems, Santa Clara, CA
ATM Switched Services Verification	Paul Holland
Accounting for User Abandonment in Performance Tests	Scott Barber
Benchmarking Blunders and Things That Go Bump in the Night	Neil Gunther
Determining the Test Focus Through Risk Assessment	Ross Collard
HP-UX Stress Testing: Improving Customer Experience	Pam Holt
Measuring End-to-End Throughput	Dave Liebreich
Security Testing: Better Testing with a Hacker's Mentality	Julian Harty
WOPR1 - Realism in Testing		HQ Global, NYC
Automation Techniques	Paul Holland
Developing The Test Workload: Use of Formal Profiles	Ross Collard
From Realism to Reality: Making the Case for Performance Engineering	Dave Jewell
Getting Things Done: Practical Web/e-Commerce Application Stress Testing	Rob Sabourin
Using Performance Testing for Capacity Planning	Roland Stens