Telemetry Pipeline Insights & Observability Best Practices
5 Trends for Testing in the Era of Big Data Applications
In the last decade, data has virtually exploded (pardon the pun), sending shock waves through the entire tech industry. Big Data applications have arrived at the scene on a kind of rescue mission–a way to
Why SLA Performance and Service Level Monitoring Matter
The 5 Most Common PC Bottlenecks Let’s Talk What is an SLA? SLAs (service-level agreements) are the most critical component of any vendor contract. An SLA describes all the expectations and responsibilities, including the scope
Performance Testing & Load Testing Cloud-Based Applications
Cloud Applications Require Cloud-Based Performance Testing Cloud computing provides “computing” as a utility, transforming IT services. Both the software and hardware landscape have changed in a big way — and will continue to change —
A Better Web Performance Solution with New Integrations
Web Performance and Application Performance Monitoring: Two Solutions, One Common Goal In the simplest terms, Web Performance Monitoring (WPM) is an external process for monitoring web applications, while Application Performance Monitoring (APM) is an internal
Monitor Website Uptime and Daily Performance with a Synthetic Monitoring Service
If You’re Not Monitoring, You Probably Should Be On most well-built websites — yours, hopefully, included — traffic will increase over time. It would logically follow, then, that monitoring your website’s performance is paramount —
Video Streaming Testing Tools – Performance Monitoring & Diagnostics
In an era characterized by the explosion of data in countless forms, real-time traffic on the internet is growing rapidly. Application streaming is one of the primary areas in which real-time data must be captured
The Process and Importance of CDN Testing & Monitoring
The Content Delivery Network (CDN) is a concept involving a group of servers used at multiple locations across the globe, each hosting the same content for delivery. The content from the nearest server (CDN node)
Synthetic Monitoring vs. Real User Monitoring (RUM) – How Should You Monitor?
If you’re feeling confused about Synthetic Monitoring, Real User Monitoring (known as RUM), and the whole performance monitoring space in general, don’t fret! You’re not alone. Performance monitoring of web applications is a challenging but
How to Optimize Your Web Performance for Google’s Penguin 3.0
Ever since it launched in 2012, Google’s Penguin algorithm has aimed to penalize websites in their search index that use black-hat SEO techniques involving link schemes — a practice that violates Google’s Webmaster Guidelines. The
The Key to Avoiding System Overload
Your website is suddenly very, very popular (think Black Friday or Cyber Monday). Millions of people are trying to get on at once. Can your system handle the overload? Learn how to prevent system overload,
How to Make a Website Load Faster in 6 Steps
Online customers are impatient. If your webpage takes more than just three seconds to load, you risk losing customers and revenue. There are many elements controlling your website speed that you may not even be
New Release: Apica LoadTest 2.9, Improvements & New Features
Apica LoadTest 2.9 is a major release with several important improvements and new features, detailed below. In total, 40+ functionalities have been improved and 43 bugs fixed. (New) ProxySniffer 5.2E is now the official supported