Service-oriented Architecture

SOA Scalability and Developer Productivity Knowledge Kit

PushToTest - maker of free open-source test software, performance kits, and global services solutions - has created an SOA benchmark toolkit to help implementers complete a timely evaluation of application servers and make an optimal purchase decision. The resulting tools provide a comprehensive approach that enables customers to select the best server to meet all of their business objectives. The toolkit includes:

• A competitive analysis spreadsheet for feature and company analysis to determine if the provider adequately meets all business goals and objectives.
• A performance test suite to evaluate if the server will meet the operational and performance objectives of the solution.

The collective set of tools was applied to the BEA WebLogic Server 8.1, BEA WebLogic Server 9.0, JBoss Application Server 4.0, Apache Geronimo Milestone release 3, Oracle Application Server 10g (OAS), and IBM WebSphere Application Server V6.0 to validate this approach and to produce a meaningful analysis of these servers.

Supporting PDF Documents

• The Developer Journal - a comprehensive summary of the development experience, compiled by the authors of the kit.
• PushToTest Competitive Analysis results covering WebLogic Server 8.1, WebLogic Server 9.0, JBoss 4.0 and Geronimo M3.
• PushToTest Competitive Analysis results covering WebLogic Server 8.1, WebLogic Server 9.0, IBM WebShere 6 and Oracle Application Server 10g.

Downloads

To get started, download the kit of your choice:

• Download the SOA kit for all application servers (BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 and 9.0, Oracle Application Server 10g, JBoss 4, and IBM WebSphere 6), 112 MB, Zip archive
• Download the SOA kit for BEA WebLogic Server 8.1, 93 MB, Zip archive
• Download the SOA kit for BEA WebLogic Server 9.0, 91 MB, Zip archive
• Download the SOA kit for JBoss 4, 96 MB, Zip archive
• Download the SOA kit for Oracle Application Server 10g, 96 MB, Zip archive
• Download the SOA kit for WebSphere 6, 93 MB, Zip archive

After downloading a kit, unzip the contents into a new directory. Then follow instructions in the readme.pdf document.

Other Resources

Executive summaries comparing the results of these tests are also available.