STARWEST 2023 Concurrent Session : Distributed Load Testing in Kubernetes

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Thursday, October 5, 2023 - 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Distributed Load Testing in Kubernetes

In an increasingly interconnected digital world, consumers of online services have become more savvy with ever-increasing expectations. The performance and scalability of these online services are critical to their success, and load testing is an important tool to evaluate these capabilities. Traditional centralized load testing needs to catch up in replicating real-world scenarios. Organizations should replicate actual user behavior by distributing simulated user traffic across multiple geographically diverse locations, enabling a more realistic evaluation of system performance and identifying potential breaking points as user numbers surge. Additionally, distributed load testing facilitates comprehensive analysis of complex architectures and microservices, pinpointing performance bottlenecks and optimizing resource allocation. Join Paul to discover the power of distributed load testing as we explore its ability to identify performance variations and validate disaster recovery strategies. You'll see why you should embrace this approach to unleash the full potential of your applications, achieve robust performance, and meet the demands of today's dynamic digital landscape.

Grafana Labs

Paul Balogh is a CNCF Ambassador, GoBridge Ambassador, and a Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs. In this role, he encourages developers and testers alike to "shift left," bringing reliability testing earlier in the software development process. He's been a software engineer/architect for over 25 years, programming in various languages and platforms. Working with the open source community around cloud technologies like k6, Kubernetes, and Kafka, among others, keeps him young, as do his interests in punk rock music and playing bass guitar.