alertsite webinar: 5 w’s you must know when load testing
DESCRIPTION
Visit the link below to download a free trial of AlertSite http://smartbear.com/products/web-monitoring/web-performance-management/download-alertsite-trial Web Load Testing is a flexible and quick way to assure you are ready for success during the peak holiday shopping season. Considering the fact that research shows over 75% of consumers went to a competitor's site as a result of poor performance during peak times like the holidays. Delivering top performance during peak periods is a business requirement. In this webinar, we’ll learn the 5 W's You Must Know When Load Testing… • Why load testing is important to your business • When you should load test • Who should be load testing • Where to load test—internal or external to your network • What are the top 5 charts to review when analyzing load testing resultsTRANSCRIPT
5w’s of Web Load Testing
Who am I?
Michael Punsky• Manager, Performance Consulting• Web Performance Specialist• [email protected]
Agenda
Why load testing is important to your business When you should load test Who should be load testing? Where to load test—internal or external to your
network What are the top 5 charts to review to
successfully analyze load testing results AlertSite’s load testing services Q&A
Load Testing Definition
Load testing is the process of putting demand on a
system or device and measuring its response. Load
testing is performed to determine a system’s behavior
under both normal and anticipated peak load conditions.
It helps to identify the maximum operating capacity of
an application as well as any bottlenecks and determine
which element is causing degradation.
--From Wikipedia, the Free
Encyclopedia
Why Load Testing is Important?
• 5.1 seconds – conversion
declines (Aberdeen, Mar 2009)
• 4 seconds – users become
frustrated (NetForecast APDEX)
• 2 seconds – shopper expectations
for page load times (Forrester,
Sep 2009)
• 8-seconds rule – old response time limit (Zona Research)
When to Load Test?
• Launching new Websites, applications and features
• Adding new infrastructure/ hardware
• Incorporating 3rd parties & partners
• During mergers & acquisitions
• Upgrading or virtualizing infrastructures
• Deploying new mobile initiatives
• Budgeting
• Planning for big marketing and sales Events/promotions
(Seasonal, Super Bowl Ads, World News, Weather Events,
Advertising Programs, etc.)
Who Should Perform the load test?
1. Do you have in-house expertise?
2. Do you have the necessary hardware, software and licenses to perform the testing?
3. How quickly do you need this done?
Where to load test from 10 years ago
Where to Load Test from now?
Where to load test?
Internal– Performance Tuning
External– Hosted– Cloud– Browser
Analyzing Results
What are the top 5 charts and/or Tables to review to successfully analyze load testing results?
Basic Quality Graph
Average Page Load Time
Top Time-Consuming Requests
Rolled-Up Results Per Request
Total Network Throughput
AlertSite’s Load Testing Services
Define the scenario using DéjàClick™ 3rd party content (leave in/remove/hybrid)– Tests are scheduled and results are available in your
AlertSite console– Assigned Load Test Engineer
• Project Manage• Make customizations based on your needs• Monitor test(s)• Our experts can have your test(s) running fast.
– Consultative interpretation
Questions?
