Last year, we worked with an ambitious eCommerce startup from the USA that was preparing for its biggest launch yet. Everything seemed on track, until the day of the event. Thousands of customers rushed in, but many could not complete their payments. Transactions failed inexplicably, payments were deducted but orders were not placed, and customer support was overwhelmed with…
Recently, a founder approached me with a dilemma. He had secured funding, validated his startup idea, and was ready to build his MVP. However, there was a problem; he wasn’t a technical expert. Hiring a full-time, in-house development team was too expensive, and he had no idea how to manage software engineers. He asked me the same question many…
For decades, Apache JMeter has been the industry standard for load testing, especially for performance engineers and QA teams working with web applications, APIs, and microservices. It’s open-source, widely adopted, and extremely powerful in terms of simulating user traffic under load. But if you’ve ever tried using JMeter at scale, you know it comes with its fair share of…
Before we start exploring why businesses are prioritizing specialized testing services in 2025, let me start with an incident. Several years ago, a large financial services company decided to launch an innovative mobile application. This app was designed to revolutionize digital payments, providing users with a fast, seamless, and secure transaction experience. The company had invested millions into its…
A few years ago, a global financial services company suffered a major data failure that sent shockwaves through the industry. A single corrupted entry in their customer transaction database led to incorrect balance calculations. Thousands of customers were affected, and the company faced a multi-million dollar lawsuit. The root cause? A failure in data integrity testing, which is a…
