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Professional Services Engineer at Neustar
Joined on July 11, 2013
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Justin Howe is a Professional Services Engineer at Neustar. Justin holds a master’s degree in computer science with a specialization in software engineering, and uses that knowledge daily in his client-centric web performance solutions. Justin can be reached at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address), or you can follow him on Twitter @SyntaxInvalid
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Picture this: you just completed hours of internal Web services preparations with your system administrative team prior to the holidays. You discovered possible points of failure and made appropriate modifications with the expectation of a perfect load test. You take a few minutes to relax, refill the coffee mug sitting in front of you, and connect to the conference bridge where real-time discussion about the load test will occur. Things go well for the first 20 minutes of the test... Then it happens: one of the simulated users logs an error stating that it has timed out. more
Real browsers vs. virtual browsers. It's a hot topic among Web performance testing providers and customers. Which is the better choice? Well, it depends. They're not intended for use under the same circumstances and requirements, so you aren't comparing apples to apples, instead, you are comparing apples to grapples. more
We've all experienced it -- that moment when you have ten minutes to get to the office, coffee in one hand and a croissant on your lap, and just as luck would have it you're stuck behind an oversize load and feel like you are going "- 5" MPH. This is exactly what many companies put their online customers through during high-traffic times, such as holidays and sales promotions. By failing to identify bottlenecks and optimize their websites, many companies risk slower performance and, ultimately, loss of revenue. more
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