Case Study: FolderWave handles peak student registrations with PFLB load testing

From Hundreds to Thousands Scaling MEFA Pathway Software for Mass Student Registration

FolderWave, a digital services provider in the Massachusetts e-learning sector, faced a challenge with the cyclical nature of education. Their platforms, used by partners like MEFA Pathway and College Board, experienced significant strain from peak loads of over 1,000 students registering or completing questionnaires simultaneously at the start of academic terms. This threatened their reputation and financial standing, so they hired the PFLB performance and load testing team.

PFLB engineers used their cloud-based platform to emulate the extreme user loads, including 1,000 questionnaire submissions per hour and 800 users registering within 5 minutes. This testing revealed performance issues, allowing FolderWave's engineers to conduct a root cause analysis and make optimizations. The solution from PFLB ensured the systems successfully managed the peak load, strengthening FolderWave's reputation as a reliable provider and saving their team valuable time through the outsourced, repeatable testing process.

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Bob Burke

President