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it_user272247 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Team Lead with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
The performance-evaluation feature helped us find a "missing" metric that affected our response time.

What is most valuable?

The charts dashboard, especially the results screen, is the most valuable feature. I’ve also configured the tests, so I’ve also used the test definition page, which is very easy to use, self-explanatory, and simple. The real value comes from the results screen.

How has it helped my organization?

StormRunner Load helped us evaluate the performance of the product version we were about to launch. It showed us bottlenecks, where our product reaches its limits, and different characteristics that affect this. For example, we had metrics we thought were affecting our response time. Initially we thought there were two metrics, but we found another significant metric we should have taken into account. Without StormRunner Load we wouldn’t have known about this "missing" metric.

What needs improvement?

I think the report page could be improved, although we have used the reporting feature. It wasn’t accurate enough to use as a report that I could send my managers. I had to take additional screenshots to help fill in the reporting. I actually, ultimately, generated a report on my own.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using it for two months.

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What was my experience with deployment of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

No issues encountered.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

There was no previous solution in place.

What was our ROI?

This solution immediately helped us to determine the priorities for what to develop next and where we would reach our limits. Because we had a clear prediction, we knew when it would be urgent to develop features, in various cases. Before StormRunner Load, we didn’t have a clear developer roadmap, and now its very clear where we should invest, our weakest links, and what we need to do to strengthen weak links.

If you’re using third-parties for networking, cloud based servers, load balancer, VPN providers etc., all of them should be informed about the expected load. We had a VPN provider that was expecting thirty users per hour and calibrated accordingly, and the minute we started our load test it shut down. This third-party was not ready. Once we informed them that we were increasing our load, they increased their ability to support the load test.

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

No, this was my first choice.

What other advice do I have?

It is very cost effective to start with a low number of virtual users for a short amount of time in order to verify that your company system is running properly. Start with a small load test, run it until completion, verify that you see the logs you intended to see, and all people involved in the environment are ready to see what they expected.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: I used to work for HP.
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it_user368772 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Sales at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Consultant
It's fast, easy to use, has a user-friendly UI, and you can split users. It also works well with SiteScope and other HP products.
Pros and Cons
  • "It's fast, easy to use, has a user-friendly UI, and you can split users."
  • "It doesn't provide custom reports. You can only use the default reports which contain irrelevant data or is missing data that we need."

How has it helped my organization?

Its ability to work well with other HP products, particularly SiteScope, allows us to maintain consistency in our infrastructure. The different solutions work seamlessly together and free up resources that would otherwise be spent on conflicting vendors and products.

What is most valuable?

It's fast, easy to use, has a user-friendly UI, and you can split users. It also works well with SiteScope and other HP products.

What needs improvement?

It doesn't provide custom reports. You can only use the default reports which contain irrelevant data or is missing data that we need.

Also, a lot of our customers have issues logging into the cloud.

For how long have I used the solution?

One to three years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's been stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

It scales fine because our customers are usually larger.

How is customer service and technical support?

Technical support is something we're not so happy with.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup is straightforward.

Disclosure: My company has a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer: We're resellers.
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reviewer1405041 - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Architect at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Good integrations, good usability and good feature sets
Pros and Cons
  • "The usability and ability to integrate with other solutions is quite good. When I use it in on Azure, then Red Hat is the most likely solution I use. When I use AWS, then I tend to use Lambda functions. In either case, it works well and you can use it either way."
  • "I don't know of any features that should be added. The solution isn't lacking anything at this point."

What is our primary use case?

We primarily use this solution to deploy our apps to the server, for public use.

What is most valuable?

The usability and ability to integrate with other solutions is quite good. When I use it in on Azure, then Red Hat is the most likely solution I use. When I use AWS, then I tend to use Lambda functions. In either case, it works well and you can use it either way.

The features on offer do everything we need them to.

What needs improvement?

I don't know of any features that should be added. The solution isn't lacking anything at this point. We're happy with what is on offer.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have had seven years of experience using this solution. It's been quite a while at this point.

What other advice do I have?

We're a customer. We don't have any business partnerships with the company.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten overall. The solution has been quite good and integrates well with other products. It has all of the features we need and isn't really lacking anything that we've noticed.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud

If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?

Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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it_user240087 - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO and Co-Founder with 51-200 employees
Vendor
We have managed to identify performance issues and when these issues are introduced.

Valuable Features

I can use it just as much as I need. It is quick and intuitive.

Improvements to My Organization

We are able to ensure very quickly and frequently that our product is ready for prime time. Using StormRunner, Codefresh has managed to identify performance issues and when these issues are introduced.

Room for Improvement

When you start a test, it takes times to initiate.

Use of Solution

We have been using the solution for 7 months.

Deployment Issues

No issues with deployment.

Stability Issues

No issues with stability.

Scalability Issues

We never encountered issues with scalability.

Customer Service and Technical Support

Customer Service:

Excellent customer service.

Technical Support:

Excellent technical support.

Initial Setup

Very intuitive.

Implementation Team

In-house technical people.

Other Advice

StormRunner does the job in a very simple and cost effective way. HP has always lead this market.

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