amarjitkapur
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Website Speed and Performance Standards
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I am developing an upgrade to a corporate website. The website is not intended for public use but just as a tool for internal consultants and analysts. The website is primarily used an audit tool so a large amount of data is added, analysed and then exported into excel sheets, reports and presentations.
In the past, this website has been plagued by slow refreshing and browsing speeds. Therefore, to counter that, I would like to establish some benchmarks and standards for speeds for loading pages, refreshing lists, navigation from one page to another. The standards should ideally be global and should be used by major websites just like Experts Exchange.
Also, we are anticipating a large number of data to be added in coming years, so I would like to know the best ways to perform load and performance tests. Can anyone assist me to achieve the above?
Kind Regards
Amarjit Kapur
I am developing an upgrade to a corporate website. The website is not intended for public use but just as a tool for internal consultants and analysts. The website is primarily used an audit tool so a large amount of data is added, analysed and then exported into excel sheets, reports and presentations.
In the past, this website has been plagued by slow refreshing and browsing speeds. Therefore, to counter that, I would like to establish some benchmarks and standards for speeds for loading pages, refreshing lists, navigation from one page to another. The standards should ideally be global and should be used by major websites just like Experts Exchange.
Also, we are anticipating a large number of data to be added in coming years, so I would like to know the best ways to perform load and performance tests. Can anyone assist me to achieve the above?
Kind Regards
Amarjit Kapur
ASKER
Hi,
I have tried this already. Unfortunately my website is secured and needs password to get in. when I put the URL in the websiteoptimisation it returns nothing.
Regards
Amarjit
I have tried this already. Unfortunately my website is secured and needs password to get in. when I put the URL in the websiteoptimisation it returns nothing.
Regards
Amarjit
You might consider using site-explorers programs like Xenu or Gcrawler: they are free, would give you easily a complete klist of linked pages and of some characteristcs such as weight and loading time.
This would help you spotting any very heavy page, that you would then edit manually.
This would help you spotting any very heavy page, that you would then edit manually.
You might also use local versions of tools like those of W3C. For instance on Apache logs, using Log Validator at http://www.w3.org/QA/Tools/LogValidator/Overview.html.en might be highly useful.
The idea there is not to be a standards-integrist, but to identify prioritized list of edit suggestions.
The idea there is not to be a standards-integrist, but to identify prioritized list of edit suggestions.
ASKER
Hi,
I undertstand.
What I would ideally like to know is what is th benchmark for these characterstics (loading time etc.)?
I am not doing the development myself. I am sending it to a team of developers but I would like to know what kind of speeds they should have as targets.
For example some of the pages right now are taking upto 20 secs to load, we know its way too much.
If we say reduce it, they will reduce it to 10 secs and it still be slow and if we tell them to reduce to 2 secs then it might not be realistic.
Regards
Amarjit
I undertstand.
What I would ideally like to know is what is th benchmark for these characterstics (loading time etc.)?
I am not doing the development myself. I am sending it to a team of developers but I would like to know what kind of speeds they should have as targets.
For example some of the pages right now are taking upto 20 secs to load, we know its way too much.
If we say reduce it, they will reduce it to 10 secs and it still be slow and if we tell them to reduce to 2 secs then it might not be realistic.
Regards
Amarjit
Ok, try considering to use some tools to do, like WEB CEO,
http://www.webceo.com/index.htm
when u do your site analyze here, you can get the details, what you are looking for
http://www.webceo.com/index.htm
when u do your site analyze here, you can get the details, what you are looking for
ASKER
Hi,
According to my developer, the above methods are best suited for websites with little interaction. Our site is actually an web application with a lot of internal procedures and interactions. What about be the best method to analyse and optimise such an web application?
Kind Regards
Amarjit
According to my developer, the above methods are best suited for websites with little interaction. Our site is actually an web application with a lot of internal procedures and interactions. What about be the best method to analyse and optimise such an web application?
Kind Regards
Amarjit
It seems you will need to profile your apps.
Look at tools from Zend for profiling php apps, and at mercury load to experiment heavy loads
Look at tools from Zend for profiling php apps, and at mercury load to experiment heavy loads
ASKER
Hi,
My understanding of the technical terms is very limited.
Can you please explain what you mean profiling and heavy loads?
Regards
Amarjit
My understanding of the technical terms is very limited.
Can you please explain what you mean profiling and heavy loads?
Regards
Amarjit
Profiling program allow you to get a profile of computer resources use, eg programs or data transfers.
There are several tools that allow that; usually the more complete the more complex.
If your programs are running php, then Zend (the current editor of PHP) has a profiling tool for php that is moderately difficult to setup.
There are other tools for asp pages etc.
Another track is to overload you server and to find where the bottlenecks happen. Mercury load is a commonly-used tool which allow to create these loads... and then to compare the performance impact of some changes
There are several tools that allow that; usually the more complete the more complex.
If your programs are running php, then Zend (the current editor of PHP) has a profiling tool for php that is moderately difficult to setup.
There are other tools for asp pages etc.
Another track is to overload you server and to find where the bottlenecks happen. Mercury load is a commonly-used tool which allow to create these loads... and then to compare the performance impact of some changes
ASKER
Hi,
What are the best tools for ASP Pages?
How do we get hold of Mercury Load? Is it a free software or does it need to be licenced?
Regards
Amarjit
What are the best tools for ASP Pages?
How do we get hold of Mercury Load? Is it a free software or does it need to be licenced?
Regards
Amarjit
ASKER
Hi,
Can someone answer my question please?
I have been told by my developer that there are hardly any realible tools for profiling ASP Pages?
Is that right, if yes, what is the best alternative then?
Regards
Amarjit
Can someone answer my question please?
I have been told by my developer that there are hardly any realible tools for profiling ASP Pages?
Is that right, if yes, what is the best alternative then?
Regards
Amarjit
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