What do these errors mean? Many of the errors will be HTTP status codes which can easily be looked up on wikipedia or RFC 7231. Some of the errors you encounter will not have an HTTP status code. These errors are defined by LoadStorm. Common HTTP Status Codes 400: Bad Request – A VUser sent…
Just Getting Started? When you’re new it often helps to follow steps the first time. So please check out our step-by-step guide to help you run your first load test with LoadStorm for web applications, API calls, or mobile apps. Learning Center For additional instructions, information, and screenshots of LoadStorm, please visit our Learning Center….
The load testing metrics described here are key performance indicators for your web application or web site. Response metrics show the performance measurement from a user perspective while volume metrics show the traffic generated by the load testing tool against the target web application. Response Metrics Average Response Time Peak Response Time Error Rate Volume…
Yesterday a customer called me to ask about how his current traffic levels translate to the load he should use for performance testing. We discussed it in several ways, and he said I had been helpful. This morning he sent me an email with a fantastic suggestion to write a blog post about our discussion….
The new e-commerce experiments are here! The goal of these experiments is to expose how well these e-commerce platforms perform in their most basic setup when running on an Amazon m3.large server. To test the scalability of each platform, we will run three hour-long tests to ensure reproducible results. This time around we are utilizing…
By now everyone knows that page load time is critical – It’s the one unifying factor that can ruin absolutely any app or website in existence. As optimization pushes the limits on how fast content can be delivered, milliseconds can make a huge difference to a user, as well as a company’s bottom line. Interestingly,…
As the name implies, the Web Performance Lab is all about performance optimization. We felt it was our duty to investigate server-side monitoring as part of our industry. We also needed a monitor that could serve us accurate, reliable data. Read on for a review of our experiences working with New Relic. What is Server-side…
Previously, the team checked out NewRelic and all its capabilities. Even though we were impressed with the app monitoring and UI as-is, we missed out on some detailed server resource monitoring. We looked forward to the next player in the app and server monitoring services, AppFirst. At first glance, AppFirst is more simplified and monitors…
In recent years, the good folks at WordPress have made it easier to use their free software not just as a blog, but as the hub of a rich content management system (CMS), complete with static content and custom data types. Given that, it’s no surprise that Webmasters and businesses around the world are increasingly…
What do these errors mean? Many of the errors will be HTTP status codes which can easily be looked up on wikipedia or RFC 7231. Some of the errors you encounter will not have an HTTP status code. These errors are defined by LoadStorm. Common HTTP Status Codes 400: Bad Request – A VUser sent…
