Olivier Hanoun is a Senior Performance Engineer at Neotys, a provider of load testing software for Web applications. Previously, he worked as a Technical Marketing Manager in a semi-conductor Taiwanese company. Prior to that he was an engineer in STMicroelectronics. Being in Neotys from the early development of the company, 5 years ago, Olivier has been involved in load and performance testing projects as well as delivering professional services and trainings. He is also involved in pre-sales and marketing activities. He graduated from the “Ecole Centrale de Marseille” with an MS in Computer and Sciences, and from the French Air Force Academy with an MS in Mechanic and Aeronautic.
We all know that since the early ‘90s, Internet usage has exploded. Buying
online, booking a trip or communicating with friends and relatives are just a
few examples of what all of us are doing every day. The continuous
development of broadband connectivity has also made easy the growth of those
services and, as more bandwidth becomes available, quality will continued to
improve as well. Considering this evolution and looking at the details of its
capabilities, it appears Rich Internet Applications are one of the most
important elements to improve the user experience in the modern Internet era.
From HTML to RIA
First let's explore how we got to where we are today by looking at the major
steps in the development of the Internet.
Back in the ‘90s, HTML came out and was quickly established as the main
markup language for web pages. HTML allows images and objects to be e... (more)
Recently Microsoft conducted research [1] [2] indicating that a delay of 1
second in page load time means a loss of revenue of 2.8%. Obviously, faster
websites lead to huge revenue benefits for ecommerce companies, hence why
speed is the dominant industry trend today. That said, improving quality and
velocity must remain feasible. Even machines have limits (as well as humans).
A key question that emerges is how fast must a website be to appear
noticeably better than it does today? The next question is, can load testing
get us there?
Defining what is faster
According to Akamai (r... (more)
Olivier Hanoun is a Senior Performance Engineer at Neotys, a provider of load testing software for Web applications. Previously, he worked as a Technical Marketing Manager in a semi-conductor Taiwanese company. Prior to that he was an engineer in STMicroelectronics. Being in Neotys from the early development of the company, 5 years ago, Olivier has been involved in load and performance testing projects as well as delivering professional services and trainings. He is also involved in pre-sales and marketing activities. He graduated from the “Ecole Centrale de Marseille” with an MS in Computer and Sciences, and from the French Air Force Academy with an MS in Mechanic and Aeronautic.
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