KJ Ross & Associates
- Kelvin Ross, owner KJ Ross & Associates.
THE BUSINESS
KJ Ross & Associates is a software
testing specialist company. With the increasing complexity of
software development many companies are turning to KJ Ross and
Associates to design and manage the testing of their systems.
KJ Ross & Associate has consultants in Brisbane, Gold Coast,
Sydney and Melbourne in this rapidly growing market.
THE CHALLENGE
Kelvin wanted all remote consultants
to access the Test Laboratory in the Gold Coast to check on
the status of test that the consultants are managing, to access
the Test Management system and to share information.
He also wanted to make course material available for participants
of KJ Ross & Associates training programmes.
THE SOLUTION
Network Overdrive proposed an ADSL
router with port redirection to internal web and console management
software.
The internal NT and Linux systems would run the VNC (Virtual
Network Computing) server to allow remote consultants to gain
graphical control of the machine.They can then set-up appropriate
tests to be run throughout the night and to view the results
in the morning.
They would also run the Secure Shell (ssh) application to encrypt
the VNC session before it was sent over the internet.
BENEFITS
KJ Ross & Associate is able
to run effectively as a virtual test laboratory with consultants
in Sydney and Melbourne able to leverage the Gold Coast resource.
The solution comprises of open-source technology that made it
very cost-effective and robust. The remote consultant had adequate
performance from a modem connection to the internet.
The Gold Coast office was able to utilise the superior ADSL
technology in a customised way.
IN SUMMARY
KJ Ross & Associates was able
to take advantage of the higher performance of an ADSL connection
to offer test lab facilities to its remote consultants. "Network
Overdrives experience in IP routing and port redirection was
the key in an adequate solution for us" says Kelvin Ross.
