Profile

Gomez, the Web performance division of Compuware, provides the industry’s leading solutions for optimizing the performance, availability, and quality of Web and mobile applications. The on-demand Gomez platform integrates solutions for Web load testing, Web performance management, Web cross-browser testing, and Web performance business analysis that test and measure Web and mobile applications from the “outside-in”—across all users, browsers, devices, and geographies—using a global network of over 100,000 locations. When combined with Compuware Vantage, Gomez offers the industry’s only solution for optimizing application performance across the Enterprise and the Internet. Over 3,000 customers worldwide, ranging from small companies to large enterprises—including 12 of the top 20 most visited US Web sites—use Gomez solutions to increase revenue, build brand loyalty, and decrease costs.

Challenge

Early on Gomez recognized the possibilities of harnessing the cloud. With the world’s most comprehensive performance monitoring network, Gomez needed a reliable, flexible and established infrastructure provider to support its Software as a Service (Saas) platform for high volume load testing. Gomez wanted to establish numerous virtual footprints in several locations to complement its end-user focused Last Mile network. Testing from among 100,000+ real, consumer-grade desktops around the world (the Last Mile) uncovers specific performance problems based on real end-user experiences. They needed the perfect partner to compliment their scalable, on-demand datacenter hardware for driving high volumes of traffic while measuring the impact of that datacenter load on the real end-user experience.

Solution

The ability to meet customer needs while remaining flexible was critical in Gomez’s search for an infrastructure provider. Together with GoGrid, Gomez created a west coast footprint that allows customers to schedule and load test their Web applications in a specific geographic location. Further integration of GoGrid virtual servers in the Gomez platform provides customers with a seamless and flexible cloud environment.

Gomez's Cloud Hosting Architecture

Results

Offering customers the ability to test and measure Web applications across users, multiple browsers mobile devices and geographies requires a consistent and reliable network. Gomez can assure success for their customers by combining over 100,000 locations along with the power of the Cloud through the inclusion of the GoGrid infrastructure in their offering.

• In the first month after deployment more than ¼ of the tests were using the GoGrid west coast footprint.
• Meet the varying needs of different clients and are able to offer many alternatives.
• No CapEx needed for infrastructure—fully leverage and reap the benefits of the cloud.