Any recommendations on load testing software other than Load Runner with these requirements be able to capture a workload via SQL traces or Network sniffing etc be able manage bind variable values work on SQL Server So for example, I could capture a load via network sniffing and replay it on a snapshot of the databases, but this wouldn't give me any framework for ramping up the user load, only for possibly replaying the captured load faster. Thanks Kyle Hailey http://db-optimizer.blogspot.com/ PS targeting 10,000 user load simulation