Mindtree developed a reusable performance test framework for a client's enterprise security product, resulting in a 68% improvement in operational timelines. The solution involved two phases: identifying optimal server configurations and benchmarking server performance, achieving significant enhancements including a 97% reduction in database query response time. Additionally, a modular framework was created to facilitate future testing and accommodate new features.

1. Powering performance through a
tailor-made solution
Mindtree created a reusable performance test framework for a customer
in enterprise security administration.
Business challenge
Our customer has a product for enterprise security
administration. It is a UNIX based client server
Business impact
architecture with a UI based interface to the server.
 68% improvement in the timeline of a
Due to growing data demands, the customer needed
to understand the throughput of the critical
transactions of its system. The primary goal of the
engagement was to study the behavior of the server
under increasing user load and data. The goals were to:
 Identify optimal number of application servers
and gateways.
 Identify the peak throughput for various business
critical scenarios.
 Identify and tune the performance pain points.
 Build reusable performance test framework.
Our solution
Mindtree devised a tailor-made solution for our
customer, comprising of two phases. The first phase
involved identifying the optimal number of
application servers, gateways and finding peak
throughput of key scenarios. During this phase,
the team also developed the performance execution
and monitoring framework. They also created
environment validation and data generation scripts.
critical business scenario.
 97% improvement in database query
response, from several seconds to a
few milliseconds.
 Formulated the optimal number of
application servers and gateways.
 Reusable test framework for testing
future builds.
 Modular framework design to support
new features.

2. Highlights of the first phase:
The second phase focused on benchmarking the
 Derived the optimal number of application servers
performance of the server. It also involved database
and gateways that needed to be configured on
level tuning and a round of regression tests to
each configuration of server.
validate the tuning.
 Developed a reusable, documented performance
execution framework and performance monitoring
Highlights of the second phase:
framework. They can be used by the customer for
 Achieved a throughput of 10-12 trans / sec
future performance testing of server.
 Designed the modular architecture of the
framework to serve the purpose of easily adding
new features.
 Facilitated value- adds such as reusable and
through optimal configuration.
 Facilitated multiple configuration level
changes and design level recommendations
to the databases.
 Achieved 97% improvement in database
documented environment validation scripts.
query response time, from several seconds to
They serve the purpose of quick environment
a few milliseconds.
sanity checking for future performance tests.
About Mindtree
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