Case Study
eBay Achieves 50% Performance Gains with WebLOAD SAP Testing
Overview
eBay SAP WebLOAD testing transformed performance across their global Business Objects infrastructure. The e-commerce giant, serving 100 million users in 30 countries, implemented WebLOAD’s distributed testing framework to validate their new architecture, achieving a 52% improvement in system response times
Challenge
The need for performance benchmark testing became apparent due to system performance complaints from various locations. The team also needed to validate a newly implemented distributed architecture equipped with load balancing, which posed additional challenges that standard load testing solutions failed to address effectively.
Solution
eBay SAP WebLOAD testing
eBay SAP WebLOAD testing transformed performance across their global Business Objects infrastructure. The e-commerce giant, serving 100 million users in 30 countries, implemented WebLOAD’s distributed testing framework to validate their new architecture, achieving a 52% improvement in system response times.
The tests revealed critical insights, leading to targeted system and architectural
enhancements. These improvements, coupled with strategic hardware upgrades, resulted in an average performance gain of 52%.
This significant improvement was not only a testament to the effectiveness of the WebLOAD tool but also marked a pivotal advancement in eBay’s system optimization efforts.
Conclusion
The success of this initiative has established a framework for periodic regression testing, ensuring continuous system performance improvements. This case study illustrates the power of tailored performance testing solutions in addressing complex technological challenges, thereby facilitating significant performance gains in global enterprise operations.
Industry
E-commerce
Business Type
Enterprise
Country
USA