{"id":96512,"date":"2019-11-20T17:01:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T23:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=96512"},"modified":"2023-09-13T14:57:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:57:44","slug":"on-demand-webinar-load-testing","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/resources\/on-demand-webinar-load-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t lose revenue. Go viral with no downtime."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let\u2019s dream for a minute. Your product gets a great review, your article goes viral, or your business is featured in an influential publication. Great, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But, can your website handle the increased traffic, or will that successful campaign crash your site?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During Prime Day in 2018, shoppers reported error messages and broken landing pages on Amazon.com. Amazon is estimated to have lost $72.4 million in revenue based on 63 minutes of downtime. That\u2019s about $1.15 million of lost revenue per minute&#8230;ouch!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we\u2019re not all Amazon (but, remember, we can dream!), downtime is expensive. According to Blazemeter, one minute of downtime during Black Friday costs an organization on average $4,700.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, that\u2019s not factoring in lost productivity, recovery costs, and damage to your brand reputation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Experience Level: <\/strong>&nbsp;Intermediate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration: <\/strong>40 minutes (including Q&amp;A)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this on-demand webinar, we explore the following topics so you\u2019re prepared to take full advantage of any and all viral goodness that comes your way:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What is a load test<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When\/Why you should load test<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best practices &#8211; types of tests, KPIs, when, tools,&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What to do in a short timeframe?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/wpengine\/dont-lose-revenue-go-viral-with-no-downtime\/wpengine\/dont-lose-revenue-go-viral-with-no-downtime\">Slides<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/preparing-for-peak-traffic-a-load-test-guide\/\">White Paper- Preparing for Peak Traffic: A Load Test Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amp.dev\/\">Queue-It<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blazerunner.io\/\">Blazerunner<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.loadimpact.com\/3.0\/how-to-tutorials\/testing-e-commerce-checkout-process\/\">LoadImpact Testing E-commerce<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/Coded-Commerce-LLC\/WooCommerce-Load-Test\">WooCommerce API Test Load Script<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apache JMeter(TM) Academy\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s dream for a minute. 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