Author Archives: deri

Magento Load Testing – Magento Performance Optimisation Pitfalls

Posted on May 15, 2013 by deri

We do a lot of load testing, on a huge variety of platforms from clients like Tesco who use  the big end platforms such as ATG, through scores of sites where we do .Net load testing or Java /WebSphere, and … Continue reading →

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Barcamp Canterbury 3: Another Great Time

Posted on May 7, 2013 by deri

The volunteer team who have put this event together for the last 3 years can pat themselves on the back, it was another great occasion. Putting in your own weekend time means that folk are there to be active, participate … Continue reading →

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Why Do Test Teams Want To Avoid Load Testing The Live Website?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by deri

Last night I spoke at the Agile Testers London Meet Up on: The Lessons We Learnt Load Testing The Website Of A Large UK Retailer. The MeetUp is always a lively event. Last night in particular there were a lot … Continue reading →

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Google, Social Media And Competive Advantage. Food For Thought From RBTE.

Posted on April 2, 2013 by deri

On Tuesday and Wednesday (12th and 13th of March) I was in Earls Court London, at the Retail Business Technology Expo, speaking in the Innovation Theatre. There were some great presentations during the day including one stand out slot by … Continue reading →

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Devops Days Conference – The Web World

Posted on March 28, 2013 by deri

It was a treat on Friday to be at the DevopsDays London Conference and to get the chance to speak to, and share the platform with, some of the leading exponents of the new joined-up DevOps world. There was some … Continue reading →

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Did You Say We Are An Emerging Market Leader?

Posted on March 25, 2013 by deri

We’re not one for big scale marketing here – no razzmatazz.  A lot of our work comes by word of mouth and referrals. So it was a warm feeling this week, to be told openly:  ‘SciVisum, you’re the market leader‘.

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3 Website Performance Testing Mistakes To Avoid

Posted on March 4, 2013 by deri

As long as there has been software, there has been testing. Good testing has always been centred on the business outcomes. It’s not just about finding bugs, it’s about finding Important Bugs: bugs that impact the end user or customer. … Continue reading →

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A Saturday well spent at Edgeconf – Advanced Web Technologies And The Need For Website Speed

Posted on February 11, 2013 by deri

With two kids, it’s very rare I give up a Saturday for work. But the edgeconf this weekend looked like it was going to be worth it: with panel discussions not vendor keynotes! It also featured some of the actual … Continue reading →

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You Don’t Want The BBC To Be The Ones Telling You About Your Website Problems

Posted on February 8, 2013 by deri

It’s a regular theme at many meetings I have,  everyone working together, trying to motivate teams from development, testing opps and marketing, and get them all focused on a vital issue… We don’t want customers to be the first to … Continue reading →

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The Six Pillars Of WebSite Monitoring – Insight From Stephen Nelson-Smith

Posted on January 18, 2013 by deri

Now and again in the business of Website Performance Management, I come across something with the punch of a striking truth behind it. Today it was something that Stephen Nelson-Smith had written, and that linked back in my mind to … Continue reading →

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