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Barker Reservoir starts overflowing after Hurricane Ike strikes Houston, Texas in September, 2008.

It depends. Stress testing tools can be invaluable for finding the breaking point for a web application. But even the best tool and test plan won’t fix the problem.

The purpose of stress and load testing is to discover. Measuring response time and errors relative to user volume can point to solutions; however, the developer(s) must engage in performance tuning to eliminate bottlenecks or otherwise improve throughput.

The devastating hurricane Gustav leaves huge amounts of debris on sea shore in September, 2008.

Hurricane Ike reached up to Ohio with wind speeds touching 70mph causing widespread damage in September, 2008. Some places didn’t have power for 7 days.

A satellite image taken on 2008/09/11 shows the formation of Hurricane Ike over gulf.

Hurricane Ike uprooted even the strongest of the trees in its trail. The picture shows an uprooted tree aftermath Ike in Dayton, Ohio in September, 2008.

A traffic signal post hangs after coming in the way of destructive Hurricane Ike which hit Houston, Texas in September, 2008.

Hurricane Ike which not only hit gulf coast but also central parts of the US, caused large scale destruction in Louisville, KY in September, 2008.

Hurricane Katrina caused havoc back in August, 2005 when it unleashed unprecedented flooding in Downtown Mobile, AL.

A post office parking lot with delivery vehicles, in downtown Mobile, Alabama is under water due to flooding caused by Hurricane Katrina in August, 2005.

A car tries to wade through deep flood waters caused by hurricane Katrina in Downtown Mobile, AL in August, 2005.

Fierce waves from the Gulf Coast make way into Beach Blvd. and crash against stop sign in St. Louis, Mississippi.

The devastating Hurricane Katrina engulfing a parking lot with water in Mobile, Alabama in August, 2005.

Houses were reduced to rubble after Hurricane Katrina hit the City of New Orleans, Louisiana in August, 2005; the hurricane which caused one of the most devastating damages ever in the history of the US.