Proactive load and stress testing eliminates surprises and ensures that your Web site will be able to perform under load. Without testing, it's impossible for you to know what might happen when your site has to function under a heavy load. Will response time degrade slowly or drop off precipitously? At what point might your Web site crash completely?

When your Web server is down, business grinds to a halt. Don't leave yourself vulnerable to system failure, performance degradation, and data loss. Even a performance slowdown can have a dramatic impact on revenue.

• Market research indicates Web site visitors will not tolerate user interface lapses of more than eight seconds.
• Studies show that 65 percent of shopping carts with contents end up unsold.
• As much as $4.35 billion in e-commerce sales may be lost each year due to poor download speeds.
• According to Forrester Research, 58 percent of first time customers will not return to a site that crashed.

Unpredictable user behavior and system variables expose you to the risk of highly visible failure. Load and stress testing offers the following advantages: