Testdriver Cloud Edition

The Testdriver Cloud Edition, developed by UL Solutions, is a software solution designed to simplify endpoint performance benchmarking and monitoring in large computing environments. According to UL Solutions, this tool is suitable for businesses of all sizes with a significant computing infrastructure and is particularly beneficial for IT professionals, desktop engineering teams, end user computing teams, big four accounting firms, and global 500 companies.

Key Features

Efficient remote PC performance testing and monitoring: Gain comprehensive visibility into your systems environment and proactively manage endpoint performance. Automate manual testing to enhance efficiency and save time and resources. Standardize hardware performance benchmarking across your organization and generate performance reports for easy data visualization. Optimize device costs and enhance customer satisfaction by avoiding over- or under-provisioning.

CPU Health Test: Quickly measure CPU performance with a fast 20-second benchmark. Monitor PC performance on a daily basis to identify failing hardware. Compatible with both Windows PCs and Apple Mac computers.

Storage Health Test: Measure storage performance efficiently for streamlined monitoring and troubleshooting. Detect storage performance issues to prevent data and productivity loss. Compatible with both Windows PCs and Apple Mac computers.

UL Procyon: Evaluate PC performance for office productivity work using Microsoft Office apps. This benchmark includes real-world tasks in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. UL Procyon is recommended for assessing PCs in office productivity scenarios. Currently compatible with Windows PCs, with an Apple Mac version in development.

PCMark 10: Utilize industry-standard PC benchmarking software to measure system performance. Evaluate performance based on real-world applications and tasks commonly performed in modern workplaces. Compatible with Windows PCs.

Test endpoints remotely: Easily install the Testdriver Cloud Edition on the endpoints you wish to test and monitor. Efficiently categorize computers into different function or region groups for streamlined user group management. Filter and select devices for testing based on computer names and user-defined labels.

Schedule tests: Create schedules for remote automatic periodic testing based on your preferred time and time zone. Set the run frequency to daily, weekly, or monthly to suit your needs. Enjoy the convenience of drag-and-drop functionality for easy schedule management.

Monitor results against baselines: Define baselines for each computer to effectively test and monitor performance. Useful for internal PC certifications, validating new hardware, and standardizing IT processes. Bulk baseline editing is available through the Edit Baseline function.

Track organizational health: Compare benchmarking results against user-defined baselines to assess performance. Gain an overview of your systems environment through the comprehensive overview tab. Monitor the percentage of computers meeting baseline performance for each benchmark. Dive into detailed performance data for individual computers using the trendline chart.

Report and compare results: Easily organize and export historical benchmarking results grouped by run name or schedule name. Filter results by specific benchmarks for focused analysis. Export selected test results in PDF format for further examination. Compare historical test results with the latest runs, highlighting score differences and percentage variations in overall performance for each computer.