Lessons learned from load-testing distributed systems

Description

Load testing is a complicated and time-consuming process in the world of monolithic applications. And with the move to distributed systems (microservices), it is even more complicated. Jeffrey Valeo draws on real-world examples to share tips on how to effectively load-test distributed systems.

Topics include:

• Changing the toolbox and mindset moving from testing a monolith to a service that may touch dozens of other services upstream and down
• When to load-test
• Service versus system load testing
• Using simulated instances of dependencies (mock across “the wire”): When to use third-party sandboxes and when to build your own
• Real-world load-testing results and how to interpret them
• How failure testing and load testing intertwine and how they differ
• Storing, analyzing, and scheduling tests
• Selling the importance of load and failure testing