Performance testing: from zero to hero with k6 & Azure
summary
Explains why switching from Azure DevOps legacy load testing to k6 matters, shows real scripts that run locally or in the cloud, and integrates with Azure DevOps pipelines to publish artifacts and run smoke tests. Demonstrates thresholds like 95% <200ms and checks rate >90%, stages and scenarios for ramp/spike/stress, a reusable multi-scenario template, and a real bug caught (containers unresponsive for 1–4s) that the tests expose and help fix.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:37Who am I
- 1:17Agenda
- 2:05Test pyramid
- 3:16Performance tests
- 5:07Benefits of performance testing
- 6:04Cost of performance testing
- 8:18Base
- 9:38Hello World
- 12:29Simulating User
- 14:19Threshold
- 15:57Stages
- 18:38Scenarios
- 21:48Performance test with k6
- 26:44Multiple scenario template
- 30:22Conclusion
- 31:30Questions
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