Cases

Performance Testing for a Global Life Sciences Company

Written by Forte Group | Apr 24, 2024

Client:
Leading Global Life Sciences Company

Industry:
Life Sciences

Our client is a global Life Sciences leader. Their portfolio of technologies includes diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines.

 

Technical Challenge

Our client has a wide range of applications and technology stacks - both for custom and packaged applications.  This requires a partner that has experience performance testing across a diverse application types and technologies, and brings expertise with a variety of performance testing and application monitoring tools.

Approach and Solution

Forte Group utilizes their Performance Testing Framework (a collection of processes and templates) to ensure the right test is designed, developed and executed to produce meaningful and actionable results. Our expertise in a wide range of tooling allowed us to ensure we can execute successfully independent of the technology under test.  In addition, our knowledge of cloud-based load generation platforms allowed us to execute large scale load tests (500K plus concurrent users) in a cost efficient manner.

Our client is a global enterprise with numerous independent business units. We engaged with multiple business units, each with their own applications, technology stack and environment. We provide performance testing on both commercial off-the-shelf applications, as well as custom applications developed by our client in-house.

The value Forte Group brings is our comprehensive understanding of our clients' technologies, as well as the landscape of performance testing tools. We delivered a solution that was customized to each business unit, based on their varying requirements and technical environment. We have the experience and depth of expertise to provide the right performance testing solutions across all of our client's environments.

Applications Tested

Forte Group provided performance testing on the following types of applications:
  • Enterprise resource planning software
  • Lab management software
  • Packaged application software
  • eCommerce applications
  • Consumer facing mobile applications

Results and added value

Forte Group’s ability to address our client’s broad and varying technology stacks and load requirements ensured that all performance testing requirements were addressed in a consistent and successful manner. This ensured their mission critical systems performed - avoiding costly and brand-damaging system outages. 

Outcome

  • Forte Group delivered close to 100 performance tests over 20+ years

  • Performance testing in support of multiple successful SAP roll-outs

  • Incremental performance testing and performance investigation as a critical Covid testing platform was being built

  • Performance testing in support of a bio-wearable product launch in the UK

  • Ongoing and reliable performance testing function to ensure their business critical applications perform

  • Ongoing performance testing education and planning