Performance testing requires knowledge of systems architecture, techniques to simulate the load equivalent of sometimes millions of transactions per day, and tools to monitor/report runtime statistics. With the evolution from desktop to web and now the cloud, performance testing involves an unparalleled combination of different workloads and technologies. There is no one tool available—either commercial or open source—that meets all performance testing needs. Some tools act as load generators; others only monitor system resources; and many only operate for specific applications or environments. Prashant Suri shares the essential components you need for a comprehensive performance test framework and explores why each component is required for a holistic test. Learn how to develop your custom framework―starting with parsing test scripts in a predefined format, iterating over test data, employing distributed load generators, and integrating test monitors into the framework. Discover how building your own framework gives you flexibility to challenge multiple performance problems—and save thousands of dollars along the way.
Prashant Suri
Rackspace
Prashant Suri is a senior member of the performance engineering team at Rackspace, the open cloud company. In his role, he helps performance test and benchmark Rackspace's cloud products and applications, writing his own test frameworks to help. In his early years, Prashant developed a number of products on Java/J2EE stack but was fascinated by the vastness of performance engineering. He enjoys improving products’ scaling and robustness. Through the years, he has helped products, developed and used by Fortune 500, scale better. A presenter at international testing conferences, Prashant can be reached at [email protected].
Speaker Presentations
Thursday, October 16, 2014 - 1:30pm
Performance Testing
Build Your Custom Performance Testing Framework