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15 Web Performance Nightmares, and the damage they caused
An introduction to the "Performance Nightmares" section of the blog, highlighting 15 famous performance failures from 2001-2012.
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Performance Nightmare: Dixons Retail Group
In April 2012, Dixons Retail Group had a Performance Nightmare for 17 hours.
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Performance Nightmare: UK Border Agency
The UK Border Agency cancelled appointments and delayed visa renewals for two weeks after their computer system was overwhelmed, in another performance nightmare.
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Performance Nightmare: Dutch Students Union
When students complained about slow computer systems during exams, the complaint s site itself crashed too
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Performance Nightmare: Rhythm and Vines Music Festival
Rhythm and Vines Music Festival Performance is especially critical in transactional websites targeted at social media savvy customers Setting the scene: The Rhythm and Vines Music Festival (established...
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Performance Nightmare: Nasdaq & the Facebook IPO
Facebook's IPO launch was widely criticized, with investors allegedly losing out on millions. What role did performance play in this high profile stock market drama?
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Performance Nightmare: HM Revenue & Customs Tax calculator crashes on first day
The HMRC Online Tax Calculator crashed within hours of its launch, in yet another public service internet failure.
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Is Argyll and Bute’s web team going to suffer due to their colleague’s PR...
A case of a local council censoring a 9 year old girl's blog has caused a public backlash, but will the IT department cope with the PR department's woes?
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How (and Why) NOT to Crash Your Servers
I recently came across a blog post on iMedia Connection titled “How to Crash Your Servers: 4 Key Elements to Driving Traffic“. This struck me as a strange title; after all, who would actually WANT to...
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Kraftwerk fans left fuming as Tate website fails to perform
When Kraftwerk tickets went on sale, the demand was too much for the Tate Modern website to handle, but it is possible to succeed when selling high demand tickets online.
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Ben & Jerry’s website suffers “brain freeze” on Free Cone Day
Ben & Jerry's "Free Cone Day" global event proved so popular that their site was brought crumbling down by thousands of ice cream lovers using its online store locator.
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BT Sport app suffers performance nightmare on first day of Premier League
BT Sport had a howler with its mobile and tablet app on the first day of the new football season, leaving fans the victims of another performance nightmare.
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Demand for iPhone 5s chokes performance of EE website on launch day
Everyone wants to get their hands on the iPhone 5s, and every vendor wants to sell you one. But EE's website struggled to cope with demand, locking the door on would-be customers.
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When tech glitches become business problems
Technology and specifically IT are so critical to business growth, but IT can become a double edged sword. When things go wrong, tech glitches become real business problems.
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Web Performance Fails of the Week – February 6th 2015
There was a football theme in this week's round-up of Web Performance Fails, with ticket sales, live streaming and transfer news causing issues online.
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Web Performance Fails of the Week – February 13th
Which websites ran into problems this week, and why?
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Web Performance Fails of the Week – February 20th 2015
Amazon down in Europe, Ubuntu phone flash sale frustration and... New Yorkers flooding to Florida? It's this week's Web Performance Fails courtesy of @PerfNightmares!
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Web Performance Fails of the Week – February 27th 2015
What do Kanye West's Yeezy Boosts, cheap train tickets and a post office in Antarctica have in common?
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Web Performance Fails of the Week – March 6th 2015
Welcome to Web Performance Fails of the Week! Each week we’ll report on some high profile performance nightmares via @PerfNightmares on Twitter. Don’t forget to check out “15 Web Performance Nightmares...
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Web Performance Fails of the Week – April 10th 2015
Mariah Carey, owls and amiibos? They've all crashed websites this week!
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