You need to test your product with millions of test records, but how do you know that your test queries have found the right information? A separate Oracle file containing the correct results would be tedious and expensive. One solution is to make the data identify itself. Using real-world, self-verifying data examples, this presentation demonstrates the basic self-verifying data technique and describes details of its implementation to test millions of records.

A recent survey shows that load testing is the top testing priority for Internet companies, surpassing functionality and regression testing as well as other forms of performance testing. In this presentation, Alberto Savoia discusses the core principles and techniques necessary for highly realistic and revealing Web site load tests, and shows you how to avoid the most common load testing mistakes. Learn how Web site load testing differs from the more traditional enterprise load testing, and discover ways to create efficient Internet load scenarios. Listen to several case studies that illustrate how load testing data is used in making important business and technical decisions.

Many engineering managers came to management through the technical ranks. Although they may have had plenty of engineering training and mentoring, they frequently have to learn management skills the hard way: through trial and error. In this double-track presentation, Johanna Rothman describes some engineering management tips and tricks learned through trial and error. Gain insight into how people respond to different management styles and missions. Learn what to observe in your staff's work--and your own.

How do you test data centric products such as search engines or content-rich sites? The typical approach is to throw people at it--but what if you throw machines at it instead? The trick to getting machines to test this correctly is to cheat by using model-based testing. Once the problem is explained to the machine, the machine can then generate the tests, documents, and results--and test around-the-clock! Learn why machines should test and people should think.