Case Study: BNP Paribas Factor (BNP Paribas) validates and optimizes web services performance with Neotys NeoLoad

BNP Paribas Factor optimizes its Web Services performance with NeoLoad

BNP Paribas Factor, the receivables-management subsidiary of BNP Paribas, runs about forty web services to support core factoring processes and serve a broad range of clients. Faced with the need to verify those services’ operability and measure their impact on existing systems under realistic load — after manual testing proved too slow and costly — the company required a tool to detect performance issues, test technical building blocks, assess needed resources, and provide a repeatable benchmark for ongoing operational tests.

They selected NeoLoad (Q4 2006) to define load scenarios and validate performance and reliability before production. NeoLoad proved easy to deploy and use, became a benchmark client for operational and regression testing, and enabled regular optimization of the web services. As a result BNP Paribas Factor confidently rolled out services to clients, achieved rapid return on investment, and continues to use NeoLoad to maintain and improve system performance.

BNP Paribas

Damien Vincent

IT Project Manager