What they are saying...
ICC Helps Clients Evaluate New Technology at Platform Lab (Feburary, 2011)
Information Control Corporation, the largest he largest information technology consulting firms in Ohio, boasts a client portfolio that reads like a "Who's Who" of the region's best and brightest brands. Repeatedly recognized for its commitment to innovation and exceptional client service, ICC is one of the Central Ohio technology community's crown jewels. So where does ICC turn when it needs to demo a solution or showcase a new product to a prospective client? Platform Lab, a non-profit IT project and test lab, conveniently located in the University District in the heart of Columbus, Ohio... (read more)
Information Week (October, 2010)
In today's data center environment, you're likely to run out of power and cooling before you run out of space. One innovative way to lower your carbon footprint while also slashing costs: total liquid submersion blade systems. This server platform consists of a low-cose blade server chassis that's filled with a proprietary dielectric liquid, into which dual-socket server blades are submerged. The system cools the internal gear by pumping nontoxic and nonconductive fluid over the active server components. No fans required. (read more)
Columbus Regional Airport Authority (September, 2010)
Aaron Hibbard, senior infrastructure engineer at the Columbus Regional Airport Authority (CRAA) has his hands full. Managing the IT infrastructure for these three airports, responsible collectively for $2.7 billion in annual economic activity and 30,000 Central Ohio jobs, is akin to managing a small city.
Hibbard does not worry though, as he has the support of Platform Lab, the nation's only nonprofit IT test lab. Platform Lab provides the on-demand infrastructure Hibbard's team uses to support CRAA's development and validation efforts. (read more)
Processor Magazine (September, 2010)
As cloud technology moves forward at a blistering pace, enterprises now find themselves flush with options that aren’t necessarily a breeze to navigate. On one end of the cloud spectrum are public clouds offering a huge range of affordable services, and on the other are private clouds that can be precisely tailored to an organization’s environment. These options leave enterprises with some difficult choices that require equal parts introspection and forecasting. (read more)
Business First (April, 2010)
Business first features Platform Lab's Steve Gruetter in an article featuring small-businesses moving to the cloud. (read more)
AppLabs
“As a global testing organization we maintain large infrastructure and bandwidth capabilities. However, we found ourselves in the unique position requiring additional capabilities outside of our own infrastructure for a specific engagement. The partnership with Platform Lab allowed AppLabs to expand our technology footprint by adding a new data center in the mid-western United States. Platform delivered the additional infrastructure quickly and with ease. This afforded our testing team the right on-demand expansion needed to meet our client’s testing objectives. Through their flexibility, sound communication and quick turnaround the partnership with Platform Lab has become a winning scenario for not only AppLabs, but our clients as well.”
- Alex Whittaker, AVP QA Services, AppLabs
Assessment Technologies Institute
"Prior to using Platform Lab, application and load testing at ATI was a manual process. Platform Lab has allowed ATI to expand its software quality assurance processes dramatically. Their application and load testing capabilities have been integral to the success of our new customer portal and their customer service has been exceptional."
- Curtis Woods, Director of IT, Assessment Technologies Institute
Victoria's Secret Catalog
"Platform Lab has provided Victoria's Secret with the opportunity to quickly and effectively execute performance tests to ensure victoriassecret.comis stable and able to handle our extremely large volumes of Web traffic. As a performance tester myself, three words sum up Platform Lab for me.....It just works! The service is available 24/7 and is very flexible which is needed with our fast-paced and dynamic work environment. The customer service is outstanding and Platform Lab is the most affordable option out there. Look nowhere else for your performance testing needs!"
- Jeff Richardson, Application Analyst, Victoria's Secret Catalog
IT testing proves instrumental in reporting election results
On election night in 2004, the outcome of the presidential election rested with Ohio voters. Read More.
Victoria's Secret Catalog turns to Platform for high-bandwidth load testing
Retailer performs e-commerce infrastructure stress test to detect bottlenecks and points of failure during user sessions and transactions. Read More
Why You Need to Outsource Your Test Lab
Corporate IT shops that need to roll out new network, infrastructure and Internet applications or who have to make expensive equipment upgrades are increasingly turning towards independent test labs as part of their decision process. Read More.
Scotts/MiracleGro load test at Platform Lab ensures sustainable business growth
Scotts/MiracleGro conducts load test at Platform Lab. Read More.
Platform Lab provides testing infrastructure on a national scale
Platform Lab expands to four locations. Read More.
Platform Lab makes software evaluation simple for OCLC
Computer library services cooperative uses off-site testing environment to quickly and affordably find the right software solution. Read More.
Platform Lab the Perfect Testing Resource for Velocys
Technology firm finds the "bigger and better" hardware at lower than expected price. Read More.
Wendy's considers Platform Lab an integral planning resource
Platform Lab becomes an ongoing resource for pre-production software testing and mainframe disaster recovery at Wendy's. Read More.
Sun Microsystems donates $70K of servers to Platform Lab
Sun Microsystems sees the value that Platform Lab provides to the IT industry. Read More.
As IT Budgets Shrink CIOs Look For Ways to Do More With Less
Platform Lab fuels testing in healthcare. Read More.
Children's Hospital and Platform Lab ensure disaster recovery preparedness
Services and savings convince Children's to eventually test nearly all of its applications and procedures at Platform Lab. Read More.
Platform Lab helps IBP perform more disaster recovery testing at a lower cost
The best value in DR testing in the nation. Read More.