Tag: user experience

Load Testing

Getting Started with LoadView On-Demand Performance Testing

Let’s face it – the ideal load test emulates real world traffic, yet most load testing software doesn’t come close. A series of GET requests from an in-house server can’t possibly replicate what actually happens when a website sees a sudden increase in users from all over the world.

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Website Performance and Image Compression Go Hand-in-Hand

Images account for more than half of a typical web page’s content and are often the biggest hindrance to ensuring optimal web performance and a pleasant user experience. Learn which method of reducing image size is best for the web, and what the difference is between Lossless vs Lossy image compression techniques.

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IRCE 2013 – RUN! GO! GET TO THE CHOPPA!

What does Arnold’s character in Predator and the IRCE 2013 have in common? Why Choppers, of course!

Dotcom-Monitor is giving away RC Helicopters at IRCE 2013! Stop by booth #1109 for your chance to win. We’ll also show you how website uptime, speed and functionality directly impact customer satisfaction and how our web monitoring services will uncover performance bottlenecks that are killing your website conversion.

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IPv6 Requires a New Approach to Website Monitoring

Dotcom-Monitor has established a Native IPv6 Monitoring Bureau dedicated to effective end-to-end IPv6 website performance monitoring. Dotcom-Monitor tests for performance and accessibility and can also simulate real user activities such as validating text and images as well as portal logins and shopping cart functionality.

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Media Stream Monitoring Tool | Streaming Media Monitoring Formats List

Earlier this week Dotcom-Monitor announced ServerView Monitoring™ Media Stream. This technology allows users to monitor a broad range of streaming content from an external “user experience” perspective. In addition to comprehensive data and diagnostic aspects, customizable alerts may be setup for each media stream to continually monitor media performance and availability. Interactive waterfall charts and drill downs amongst the data allow users to locate and repair problems, significantly reducing mean time to repair (MTTR).

Below is a list of streaming media formats currently available for monitoring and testing:

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Recording Web Application Errors | Experience vs Perceived Experience

UserView Monitoring video is more than a perceived user experience metric, it is the most direct record of user experience performance in the web application monitoring market today. As a result, time and dollars can be invested targeting optimization efforts that you can see will improve your bottom line.

When web application errors occur, saving time, effectively communicating with your team, and seeing the web application error from the user’s view reduces the impact of the error and provides a more direct view of optimizing web applications for the future.

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User Experience Monitoring in the Age of Video | User Experience Video

User Experience Video: Using Active Website Monitoring Video Capture

Is your website monitoring data so detailed its like watching a user experience video of website monitoring? If not, then its time to look at an industry-first innovation that tells the full story, website monitoring that captures a user experience video – rather than just data – about your website’s performance. See this user’s view yourself, in the aptly named UserView Monitoring.

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