Loadrunner & It's Benefits

HP LoadRunner is an automated performance and test automation product from Hewlett-Packard for examining system behavior and performance, while generating actual load. HP acquired LoadRunner as part of its acquisition of Mercury Interactive in November 2006. HP LoadRunner can simulate thousands of concurrent users to put the application through the rigors of real-life
User loads, while collecting information from key infrastructure components (Web servers, database servers etc.) The results can then be analyzed in detail, to explore the reasons for particular behavior.

Benefits

• It is very easy to install and deploy. It need not be installed on the server under test.
• Also the modularity of the application gives the users the choice of installing only the required components, such as Vugen, LR Analysis, LR Agent and Controller
• Uses ANSI C as the default programming language and other languages like Java and VB
• Excellent monitoring and analysis interface where you can see reports in easy to understand color charts and graphics
• Supports a wide variety of protocols including Citrix, Sybase, Streaming protocols, tuxedo, CORBA and lots more
• Very intuitive and easy to use. Needs very little training to begin with.
• Makes correlation much easier
• Nice GUI generated script through a one click recording
• Excellent tutorials, exhaustive documentation and active tool support from HP
• Allows you to effectively control all VUsers from single point of control