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Application Load Testing: What It Is and Why It’s Critical for Modern Software
Modern software handles far more than page views. APIs, microservices, background jobs, and integrations all compete for resources at the same time. Under real traffic, even small delays can turn into system-wide slowdowns. This is why application load testing is so important. It reveals how an application behaves when many users or systems interact with […]
Outsourcing Performance Testing for Utilities: Why Reliability Shouldn’t Stay In-House
Today’s life is inconceivable without mod cons like electricity, gas, heating, and water supply. However, for these utilities to remain readily accessible, they must operate under stringent conditions and meet the most exacting customer expectations, including 24/7-uptime, high-level safety, accurate data processing, and full regulatory compliance. While progressive technologies — such as smart meters, billing […]
Why Cart Abandonment Is Often a Performance Problem — Not a UX Issue
Your online store is all set up for the next massive event: a clear and smooth UX, easily navigable products, and a well-thought-out shopping journey. An influx of customers pours in, carts fill up, and — nothing. Full carts are left behind, bounce rates soar, and all customers, even the most loyal ones, become alienated […]
Outsourcing Application Load Testing vs. Doing It In-House
Your core applications carry the real weight of your business. They run the order flows, power partner integrations, handle accounts, and keep internal workflows moving. When these systems slow down under pressure, everything that depends on them starts to shake. So, when a big release, a migration, or a scaling project comes up, every team […]
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Professional vs. In-House Website Load Testing: Which One Do You Really Need?
Thriving in the fierce digital space is what every business strives for. While high-traffic events like targeted marketing campaigns, paid ads, product launches, and seasonal spikes certainly help win over customers and skyrocket sales, they also abruptly expose hidden website vulnerabilities to users. To assess website readiness for traffic surges and prevent weaknesses, such as […]
How Website Performance Impacts E-Commerce Sales and Cart Abandonment
Every e-commerce store has mere milliseconds to make the right impression on shoppers. When prospects land on a product page, they assess every single metric, and e-commerce website performance and speed are the most critical ones. In most scenarios, impatient users will bounce instantly — at the slightest hint of latency caused by high loads […]
10 Signs Your Website Can’t Handle Traffic Spikes: Everything you need to know
Your campaign goes live, clicks start pouring in, and traffic shoots up fast. It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for, until everything slows down. Pages take ages to load, checkout freezes, and visitors disappear before they can buy. It’s a frustrating twist: the success of your marketing draws in more people than your website can […]
Why Averages Lie: Mathematical Methods for Load Testing
Relying on “average” metrics alone makes load testing surprisingly inaccurate. In this article, we’ll show how to avoid the usual traps and walk through practical techniques for mathematically modelling a workload profile, from analyzing variance and correlations to spotting Simpson’s paradox and validating the final model. When a company moves to a new system, the […]
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