Performance Optimization Archives – LoadStorm
What’s wrong with ViewState Tokens? ViewState tokens are a common performance issue I come across while…
osCommerce: E-Commerce Benchmark and Rating
This post is part of a series: First – Previous – Next Introduction osCommerce has…
Tips and Tricks creating Load Testing Scripts – LoadStorm
A script is a browser recorded HAR file that you can modify in LoadStorm. Parameterizing scripts…
AWS Aurora – The Game Changer – LoadStorm
Last November, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a new database service, named Aurora, which appears to…
Long Duration Load Tests – LoadStorm
I’ve known some web Product Managers that require 72 hour load tests on a monthly basis….
Simple and Direct Load Testing with Apache Bench – LoadStorm
As a standard part of the Apache distribution, Apache Bench or “ab” as it is commonly…
Why is Load Balancing Important for Magento
When we think about websites and the infrastructure they run on, we tend to oversimplify. In…
Load Testing vs Performance Testing – LoadStorm
A web developer called me the other day and asked, “What’s the difference between load testing…
Performance Testing Tool – LoadStorm
LoadStorm is a performance test tool that applies heavy loads of HTTP traffic. We provide web…
Performance Requirements – LoadStorm
The aim of this post is to outline how to determine and prioritise the key performance…