How to load test your website before a big event like Black Friday

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So you've got a big event like Black Friday coming up. Will your website be able to handle the extra volume of traffic? If you don't know (hint, you should know) then it's time to do some load testing. We'll look at a few techniques to load test your site before your big event.

Episode 116 : How to load test your website for a big event like Black Friday

Recorded Live: 9-24-2015

Participants
Hosts:
Alan Bush: @AlanBush – Rackspace Community Manager
Guests:
Joe Ashcraft: @1FanaticalJoe - Managed Operations Linux Admin II
Jackie Campbell: @JackieShihtzus - Technical Account Manager IV

Audio-only podcast version: http://feeds.feedburner.com/OfficeHoursPodcast

Highlights

Importance of load testing (4:22)
How soon before an event should load testing begin? (7:07)
How often should one load test? (9:39)
The Rackspace value (13:34)
Tools that help with load testing (16:08)
Customer use case (18:04)
Mobile testing (21:40)
Load testing logs (23:11)
Overhead costs (24:35)
Autoscaling (26:44)
Which parts of the site should be load tested? (34:57)
Overlooked testing for admins (36:44)
Limited timeline load testing (38:44)
Single points of failure and other pain points (41:34)
What happens with a worst-case scenario? (46:37)
10x Service Level Agreement (50:12)
Category
Rackspace
Tags
#hangoutsonair, Hangouts On Air, #hoa
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