Network Performance Testing

TesLA Webinar: Automating the Provisioning and Configuration of Test Architectures

The second in a series of webinars by TesLA is happening this week.  I'm excited because I'll be speaking on the challenges with automating test architectures, and how I believe TesLA will help solve these challenges.  In particular, I'm looking forward in discussing interoperability standards and the challenges now with automating different devices all in one test architecture. Stop by and join us this Thursday at 10AM PST - link to webinar below. Hope to see you there! Webinar Details: Thurs., May 14 @ 10 a.m. PST - 2nd Installment of TesLA Webinar Series, Steve Mitchell of F5 (TesLA CAB member) Register ahead of time at: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/886587307

Leaders in IP Testing Announce the First Multivendor, Open Automation

A huge list of vendors today announced a partnership to collaborate on an open, multi-vendor solution for test automation, called TesLA. It seems to be led by IXIA, but there are some other big names along with them:

• Apcon
• Codenomicon
• Fanfare
• IXIA
• MuDynamics
• QualiSystems
• Shunra

It sounds too good to be true - a single framework for managing all of these types of devices from all of these vendors. I hope others will join as well so that we're not stuck with just one choice for some of these areas... I think this is a great idea, and I look forward to seeing the results of this sort of collaboration - I'm actually quite surprised that some of these folks are working together, since they have competing (somewhat) products. I am sure a solution like this won't work for everyone, and I am hoping folks in the alliance will consider the highly customizable nature of this sort of testing, and make sure their solutions keep that aspect in mind - many of us have needs to use our own external <insert whatever it is here> and will need a lot of flexibility in customizing any centralized tool to manage things. Full press release can be found here: Press Releases :: Ixia - Leader in IP Performance Testing