From Hundreds to Thousands: Scaling MEFA Pathway Software for Mass Student Registration
FolderWave, Inc. is a leading digital services provider in the Massachusetts e-learning sector. It aids millions of students in researching and planning a job-oriented education. The company delivers IT solutions, platforms, and services in partnership with notable non-profit organizations like MEFA Pathway and College Board, which connect a vast network of colleges, schools, and universities […]
How Do Businesses Benefit from Frontend Performance Testing?
Crucial bottlenecks are usually backend-related. That’s why backend performance testing is generally regarded as a must. However, only 1% of companies perform frontend performance testing. They don’t consider that to achieve the best business results, one should combine the two types. Let’s prove it. We will define their differences, emphasize the importance of conducting backend […]
Roles and Responsibilities of Performance Tester
The core of efficient performance testing is an experienced, certified and well-structured team of professionals, who have already worked in similar projects and learned all the peculiarities of protocols and types of testing in software engineering. If consciously chosen, they can evaluate a product, test its behavior under load, check its response time, etc., and […]
Tips for Efficient Web Application Performance Testing
Performance testing is one of the most challenging components of web application testing. But it is worth it: if done right, performance testing can forecast product behavior and its response to user’s actions with an impressive amount of detail and precision. Irrelevant web performance test data or wrong metrics chosen during testing cost companies a lot of money and effort, while not monitoring your web application performance at all can lead directly to a crash, say, on Black Friday, if you are not prepared to handle an increased number of concurrent users.
Business or product owners needn’t know exactly how to performance test a website, but it’s useful to have a basic understanding of procedures that you pay for. From this post, you can learn what web application performance testing is, when it should be done, and how. Then, you will be able to make an informed choice whether to hire testing specialists or run testing sessions on your own.
Top 12 Best Online Load Testing Tools 2024
In this article, we will go through our favourite features of each of these cloud-based load testing tools, while in the end you will find a parameterized comparison of all of them in one table.
Top 11 Best Load Testing Tools 2024
Effective testing is all about choosing the best load testing tool, which is just right for you. Top performance testing tools help simulate virtual users and execute test scripts. As the software market is full of various options ranging from open-source to premium, it’s difficult to find the best load testing tool for your business. In this article, we will share our list of top software load testing tools and take a closer look at their pros and cons.
TestCon Europe 2024: Your Gateway to the Future of Software Testing
TestCon Europe 2024, the premier software testing conference, comes to Vilnius, Lithuania, from Oct 22-25. Join experts and enthusiasts onsite or online to explore the evolving landscape of software testing. Topics include Shift-Left Testing, TestOps, AI-Powered Testing, and more. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this enriching experience. Secure your spot today at TestCon’s official page and be at the forefront of software testing excellence.
Top 10 Current Trends in Software Testing for 2024
Software testing has swiftly evolved as industries began to understand the critical importance of usability, security, and seamless functionality in winning customers and generating leads. The market’s adoption of innovative automation tools has rendered the testing process more economical, quicker, and widely available. The upcoming trends in software testing suggest a move towards enhanced flexibility […]
How to Test Performance of gRPC
Software interfaces were invented to integrate applications. They work as a kind of port through which you can connect to third-party software and interact with it, for example, send a request to a database and get a response. To make the interface usable for other software, there have to be some rules—what requests can be […]
How Does Website Speed Impacts Conversion Rates?
A mere 3-second delay in website loading can cause 53% of visitors to leave. Slow-loading sites cost retail businesses a staggering $2.6 billion yearly. Even a tiny 100ms delay can slash revenue by 1%. But it’s not just speed—browser choice matters too, with Google Chrome outperforming Microsoft Edge. Key metrics like bounce rate and conversion rate are vital for assessment. To enhance website speed, implement strategies like caching, compression, CDNs, optimize images and assets, and reduce server response times.