How often should we have tests performed?
admin The old mantra, “test early, test often” is a very good guide. Some important times to test: Before new code is pushed to production Before large marketing campaigns Before and after upgrades to your application server or CMS Prior to integrating an acquired company to …
Does FTL Metrics offer discounts?
We offer discounts: To returning customers To customers running multiple tests Also, from time-to-time, we have surplus licensing left-over after a large project and offer testing at a reduced rate to our customers. …
Can we get a list of the IP addresses that the load will come from in advance?
Yes you can. Normally, the load generators are assigned dynamically when a test is executed. The IP addresses are different each time, and are not known until the test actually begins. We *can* provide IP addresses in advance, but it requires modification to the way …
How is the number of virtual users determined?
The number of virtual users used in a test depends greatly on the reason that the test is being run. A typical scenario might be that a retail company had issues handling the amount of traffic received last year around the holidays. In that case, …
How much time is needed to prepare and schedule a test?
This completely depends on a number of things: The complexity of the testing scenario(s) The number of scripts Idiosyncrasies in your web application And, of course, fitting the testing into our schdule Often, we could be informed of a test at 9 AM, and be …
Can anything be done to speed up my WordPress site?
Absolutely! There are many performance pitfalls that can be encountered using WordPress. Fortunately, many of these are easily fixed. Here is a short list of some potential issues that can kill performance: A slow theme Poorly written plugin(s) Over-sized images Non-optimized images Not taking advantage …
What are virtual users?
A virtual user is a software simulation of an actual user of your website/web application. The goal is to have the simulated users behave much like actual users – the more realistic, the better. …
Can you filter out 3rd-party hosts from being tested?
Yes. We can easily remove all or some of the 3rd-party hosts represented in your application. …
Can load be generated from different geographic areas?
Absolutely. The list below highlights the current geographies that we use: Amazon EC2 Asia Pacific (Singapore) Australia (Sydney) Canada (Montreal) EU Central (Frankfurt) EU West (Ireland) EU West (London) EU West (Paris) India (Mumbai) Japan (Tokyo) South America (Sao Paulo) South Korea (Seoul) US East …
Can different types of users be simulated during the same test?
Yes. We will record each user-type individually and the test will combine them into a coherent workload. Typically, between 2 and 5 distinct user-types are common – although we have run tests that combined over 30! …
