Debugging Software

Looking through system logs for specific event information is roughly equivalent to looking for the proverbial needle in the haystack. And even once you find that information, it’s hard to make sense of it. Replay Solutions helps solve the latter problem with a new Log Amplifier tool that has been added to version 3.1 of ReplayDIRECTOR.

This is the first solution that can generate new or expanded execution logs from historical software recordings. The ReplayDIRECTOR Log Amplification function provides development, QA and operations staff with deeper, post-execution diagnostic information about an application’s code, user, and data behavior. It also arms security and compliance functions with levels of logs that are more detailed and comprehensive than originally captured.

News coverage:

Replay Solutions Amplifies Log Data

Replay Solutions Launches Industry’s First Log Amplification Solution

Replay Director 3.1 Makes Fault Isolation Easy

We were surprised at our own survey’s results: our survey of more than 1,000 enterprise Java developers  shows that there is significant interest, active evaluation and testing of cloud applications built on Java.

36 percent of the survey’s respondents said they would either test or deploy parts of cloud infrastructure in 2010. 35 percent of respondents said they expect a twofold or higher increase in virtual machine deployments in 2010.

While the survey validated our approach with JBoss, Tomcat, WebLogic and WebSphere developers, we were actually surprised at the unexpectedly high percentage of enterprise Java developers who are proactively testing or deploying cloud infrastructure in 2010.

The full results of the survey are available for download on our website.

We’re excited to now offer a hosted version of ReplayDIRECTOR™, our patented DVR-like solution for security issues, performance problems and application defects.

ReplayDIRECTOR functions like a DVR for enterprise Java applications — recording inputs and events affecting the application with the ability to “rewind” and replay any error or scenario exactly as it happened.

ReplayDIRECTOR does not replay screen captures, but virtualizes the original environment in which the defect occurred and re-executes the software during Replay on a single computer. This eliminates the need to recreate the database, application load or any other component that was present during the recording.

With the new, hosted version, storage and access to the recordings is provided by Replay Solutions. No servers need to be installed. The team collaboration features are delivered over the Web, simplifying the setup process and IT infrastructure required, enabling companies to be up and running in minutes.

ReplayDIRECTOR is immediately available as a hosted service. Companies can register and get started today at http://replaysolutions.com/download/.