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redline13-website-speed-up-load-testing

As a load testing company, performance is something we care about. While load testing is something that’s very important to consider, there are a few things that you can do before you load test that will improve the speed of your website. From reducing the number of requests to enabling browser caching, here are six simple things that you can do to increase the performance of your website. Minimize Server Response Time One of the firstRead More →

In this video we will demonstrate how to run a simple URL test to gauge performance of a website. If you’re new to load testing, this is the easiest test to run on RedLine13. Getting Started When running a URL test on RedLine13, begin by logging into your account, hit “Start Test”, and then click the “Simple Test” tab. Next, begin to enter the parameters of your load test. In this example we will have 100 virtualRead More →

biggest-load-testing-fails-2016

Now that the first week of 2017 is officially over, let’s take a look back at some of 2016’s biggest load testing blunders. The story is familiar: a site experiences heavy load, they forgot to do performance testing, and then their site goes down. Here are a few examples to show you exactly why you should load test as we look at the biggest load testing blunders of 2016. 8. The Hamilton Ticket Lottery The popular BroadwayRead More →

RedLine13 Just Got Real RedLine13 started from a need to support 50,000 users registering in minutes.   The load testing market has been full of large, expensive, closed, and locked-down providers.   There was no way for RunSignUp to scale without a large investment for initially a point in time need.  Stephen Sigwart and Bob Bickel decided they needed to build something quick for their business.  Afterwards, they realized they had something special – easy, inexpensive, and rapid load testing. Read More →