Load Testing Process and Its Planning
summary
Describes a practical approach for planning, organizing, and executing load testing based on experience running load-testing services for over a dozen projects of various scales. Focuses on specific important nuances and procedural points required to perform comprehensive and adequate load testing; falls under non-functional testing.
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chapters (25)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:49Load testing steps
- 3:12Product and domain planning
- 6:03Platforms and protocols
- 8:52User types and critical ops
- 11:01Ops into scripts
- 12:29Test vs production
- 13:55Load types: normal, stress, peak
- 14:39Acceptance criteria
- 16:49Ops per minute impact
- 18:13System resource characteristics
- 19:37Emulating third-party services
- 21:23Target region and timing
- 23:56Risks and dependencies
- 24:38Technical risk assessment
- 25:43Resolving dependencies
- 26:49Script implementation
- 28:19Manual tests and ramp-up
- 29:25Load testing phases
- 30:48Monitoring and communication
- 32:12Results analysis and reporting
- 33:35Testing cycle and fixes
- 34:37Timeline and effort
- 36:30Release prep and final testing
- 37:00Q&A
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