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K6 vs Gatling with Gatlytron: A Guide to Free Load Testing Tools in Action
In today's complex computing landscape, performance testing is more critical than ever. Choosing the right tool can be daunting, especially for those new to load testing. This blog post dives into two popular free solutions—K6 and Gatling with Gatlytron.
Aug 21, 20257 min read


Performance Engineering for Large Language Models to improve Efficiency and Scalability
Performance engineering for LLMs involves evaluating their efficiency, accuracy, and scalability
Sep 26, 20243 min read


Comparison of Open-Source Performance Testing Tools JMeter and Gatling
JMeter and Gatling are popular open-source tools for performance testing, but they have different strengths and weaknesses.
Jun 7, 20243 min read


What are the consequences of inadequate Performance Requirements?
Robust non-functional requirements have a fundamental part to play in boosting the performance of IT services. Sadly but true, too many...
Oct 19, 20232 min read


How Trends such as Microservices or Autoscaling is impacting Performance Engineering practices?
Our technology landscape is changing all the time and impacts our daily lives. Twenty years ago, almost no mobile device existed, but...
Sep 14, 20234 min read


What is Level 5 Load and Performance Testing?
If you want to waste money, use the classic performance testing approach. What is the Classic Performance Testing approach? Tools first...
Aug 3, 20233 min read


Stress-Test Your Kafka System with JMeter to ensure Scalability and Reliability at Peak Workloads
Kafka is a successful messaging system; any company can use it in many powerful ways. A crucial part of Kafka is the capability to...
Apr 13, 20232 min read


Tradeoffs when using ChatGPT for Performance Engineering
Artificial Intelligence is bringing ground-breaking improvements across industries. One of the most recent developments is to make AI accessible to everyone. OpenAI implemented a so-called ChatGPT, a large language model chatbot that can also answer complex questions. I was curious and asked this ChatGPT six performance engineering related questions. Its answers were impressive, but there are also several tradeoffs everyone should consider. Preparation Register yourself at...
Jan 26, 20236 min read


Go Beyond NFR Validation
Interestingly, most businesses realize the enormous benefits of performance testing only when a critical reliability issue hits their production environment. Now, it's no longer a question of what type of application you're developing or what budget you have. Plenty of tools are available—and thanks to the open-source initiative—we can find some effective performance-testing products for free! Validation of performance requirements must become a fundamental task for every com
Nov 25, 20223 min read


How to ensure hassle-free User Experience in your SAP based University Booking System?
Universities across the globe are trying to attract the best talents, and the digitalization of their services is a must-have because our...
Apr 28, 20224 min read


Half of Performance Engineering is Testing; the other 90 percent is ...
Our IT world is getting increasingly complex, and the chances are that we will see more outdates in the future. But, unfortunately, the...
Nov 4, 20213 min read


What is the Bread and Butter of every Performance Engineer?
A few months ago, the famous Ticketmaster website crashed and could not sell Taylor Swift's Eras tour tickets. Customers were very...
Oct 7, 20212 min read


Are you on Top of your Load and Performance Test Environment Configuration?
The scenario is very well known. You've prepare your load and performance tests for several days, execute the test, and realize that...
Sep 30, 20213 min read


How to Realize the Full Potential of your Load Testing Scripts
Businesses across the bench have integrated load and performance testing into their development chain because they can no longer afford...
Sep 9, 20213 min read


Learn why successful businesses are considering non-functional tests
Recently a significant reliability issue has affected a big player in Minnesota. This organization has eventually overlooked quality...
Aug 26, 20213 min read


No thanks, we are too busy!
Our performance engineering job is one of the best out there. We deal with the latest technologies, try to break things, tune services...
May 27, 20212 min read


What are the top Pitfalls in Load and Performance Testing
It's great to see that the awareness for application performance is growing, but we must keep in mind that a successful load and...
Apr 8, 20213 min read


Improving Customer Experience is the Top Priority for 2021
According to the Digital Banking Report published by Temenos in February 2021, more than 85 % confirmed that improving customers' digital...
Mar 18, 20211 min read


Chicken and Egg Problem in Performance Testing
Performance Testing and Performance Monitoring goes hand in hand. On a greenfield should you start testing or monitoring first?
Jul 9, 20203 min read


9 Steps to Workload Modeling
Your project is running crazy when—in a last minute call—you’re asked to validate the response time and throughput of the new application...
Mar 21, 20192 min read
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