Load testing before campaigns: e-commerce under synthetic peak load
Load and spike tests with realistic scenarios (checkout, search, listing)—bottlenecks removed before peak week; autoscaling and cache tuning validated.
Load testing before campaigns: e-commerce under synthetic peak load
Server load testing
The Challenge
Unknown limits before a major marketing push
The team feared checkout timeouts and search failures under concurrent traffic plus paid social spikes.
Our Solution
Test setup and curves
Scenarios derived from production patterns
We derived k6 scripts from anonymised traffic patterns, defined ramp-up and spikes, and reviewed metrics with app and infra teams. DB pool and cache hit-rate issues were addressed.
Results
Stable peak hours without emergency patching
The campaign stayed within agreed latency budgets; error budgets and alerts were aligned with the customer upfront.
Features
Feature overview
- Realistic load profiles and spike tests
- Tight monitoring during test runs
- Recommendations for scaling, caching and DB read paths
- Documented limits for future campaigns
Project Details
Industry
Seasonal fashion e-commerceCompleted
Campaign delivered within latency budgets
Technologies
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