Is Your Platform Ready for Black Friday?

Blog, October 8, 2025

Blog, October 8, 2025

Get a Targeted External Performance Test

Black Friday places high demands on both response times and system stability. Downtime and slow response times can impact both revenue and reputation – and it can happen in seconds. At Trifork QI, we offer a structured and efficient performance test that helps you identify bottlenecks and ensure your system can handle the increased load. We focus on what matters and deliver actionable insights you can use immediately.

What You Get with a Black Friday Performance Test
  • A structured test that reflects the pressure your system may face during Black Friday
  • Identification of current capacity and bottlenecks
  • Overview of scalability, response times, and system stability
  • Direct and operational feedback from experienced specialists

We’ve Made the Process Simple and Efficient – So You Get Results Fast

1. Kick-off Meeting

We review your platform, critical flows, and expectations for Black Friday. To streamline the process, we recommend that you prepare the following in advance:

  • Overview of current usage and traffic patterns
    • Expected traffic for Black Friday
  • Expected response times
  • Critical business flows (e.g., search, product view, checkout, and payment)
  • When the test should be executed and whether it should be conducted across multiple environments
2. Preparation and Execution

We set up relevant scripts and conduct the test under realistic conditions, focusing on both normal and peak load scenarios. We can test for:

  • Baseline (establishing performance reference points)
  • Load (normal daily traffic)
  • Peak (high load scenarios such as Black Friday)
  • Stress (the maximum capacity your system can handle)
  • Soak (long-term load to assess stability over time)
  • Spike (sudden traffic surges)
3. Feedback and Recommendations

You’ll receive a direct walkthrough of the results along with our recommendations for potential improvements.

What Can We Test?
  • Webshops and websites. This includes:
    • APIs and related integrations
    • Networks and databases
    • Backend services
  • It can also be tailored to mobile-specific endpoints

Whether you’re running on .NET, Java, AWS, Azure, or something entirely different, we can help you find your breaking point – before your customers do.

Ready to Test Your Capacity?

Contact us to learn how we can help ensure your platform is ready for the highest load of the year.

Performance Testing

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