What is Performance Testing?

Reasons for Performance Testing

Organizations run performance testing for at least one of the following reasons:

• To determine whether the application\\satisfies “performance requirements” (for instance, the system should handle up to 1,000 concurrent users).
• To locate computing//bottlenecks within an application/app/app/ert.
• To establish whether the performance levels claimed by a software vendor are indeed true.
• To compare two or more systems and identify the one that performs best.
• To measure stability under peak traffic events.

How to Do Performance Testing?

The specific steps of performance testing will vary from one organization and application to the next. It depends on what performance indicators the business considers most important. Nevertheless, the general goals of performance testing are largely the same across the board so there’s a certain workflow most testing plans will follow.

Identify the Test Environment and Tools

Identify the production environment, testing environment, and testing tools at your disposal. Document the hardware, software, infrastructure specifications, and configurations in both test and production environments to ensure coherence. Some performance testing may occur in the production environment but there must be rigorous safeguards that prevent the testing from disrupting production operations.