2 minutes readEnsuring your web application’s performance improves or remains consistent over time is crucial. If you’re curious about how to track these changes between different builds, here’s a concise guide to get you started: Step 1: Identify Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) First, decide which aspects of your application you’re interested in comparing. This could be anything… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Performance Testing
What is the max number of concurrent users a JMeter can handle?
2 minutes readWondering about the upper limits of load testing with Apache JMeter on your system? You’re not alone. This question is crucial for planning and executing effective performance tests to ensure your application can handle the expected user traffic. The Upper Limit: Threads and Hardware The number of concurrent users (threads) you can simulate with JMeter… Read more »
What is Latency in Load and Performance Testing?
< 1 minute readLet’s say that you want to access a web service or a web page. The response time that you can see with different tools is a sum of the server processing time of the request and the delay involved for your request to reach to server and back. This is getting more important when remote… Read more »
How to create and run a new General Load Test with Load Focus?
2 minutes readIt is very easy to create a New General Load Test configuration, all you need to do is follow the steps below: Click on the General Test Button Enter a new name for your General Test Select the request type GET or POST and details for injector machines Add Load Test details: threads, loops, URL… Read more »
Introduction to Apache JMeter Performance Testing
5 minutes readApache JMeter is an open source load and performance tool written in Java and it’s available on almost any OS. This is an intro post about Apache JMeter tool and I’m trying to point out how it can help you in your daily Quality Engineer job. You can use Apache JMeter for performance, load, stress… Read more »
What is Throughput in Performance Testing? Definition + How to Measure
7 minutes readThroughput is the metric that tells you how much work a system actually does per unit of time. It’s the rate measurement that complements latency (which measures how long individual requests take). Together they tell you whether a system is fast (low latency) AND productive (high throughput). This post covers what throughput means in performance… Read more »
What is Response Time in Performance Testing?
< 1 minute readResponse Time Response Time measures the performance of an individual transaction or query. Response time is the amount of time from the moment that a user sends a request until the time that the application indicates that the request has completed. For example, let’s say you have API and you want to find how much… Read more »