People often ask what it will cost to run a large load test with RedLine13 on AWS, especially for large JMeter tests. We have lots of articles explaining how the AWS costs are determined. But some people have asked to see AWS costs for large JMeter load tests with real results from real customers. We think that listening to our customers is a good idea. So here they are. We’ve included test summaries from five differentRead More →

Performance test video streaming services

RedLine13 Technology Partner UBIK has published a case study using UbikLoadPack and RedLine13 to performance test video streaming services. Their client wanted to verify that his infrastructure could properly handle the delivery of a live sporting event with up to 150,000 watchers. The test needed to verify the following: Test Objectives Customers user experience (no lags, accuracy of stream, no delay) CDN and Origin delivery performance Bandwidth of the network Load balancing across 2 Data centersRead More →

Panel discussion on the future of load testing

The panel discussion on the future of load testing was comprised of: RedLine13 Co-Founder and Architect Rich Friedman Merck Automation Engineer Eldad Uzman SQALogic Founder David Milette The panelists discussed whether it will be easier or harder in the future, what has changed and what they think we may say in the future. What will look different in the future David talked about the trend towards performance engineering vs. performance testing. He talked about the increasedRead More →

Performance Test Smells

Eldad Uzman, Automation Engineer at Merck and author on Medium, spoke again at LoadTestWorld 2022 February, this time on Performance Test Smells. You can click on the image below and watch Eldad’s talk on Performance Test Smells. Eldad shares the quote below and builds from there: A code smell is a surface indication that usually corresponds to a deeper problem in the system. Martin Fowler In addition, the video captured several questions from the audience asRead More →

Run Load Tests with Increasing Load

This Case Study is how one company, GradeCam, has run load tests with increasing load. It will discuss their challenges and setbacks, as well as their results and benefits. Thanks to Joseph Bonifacio, lead QA at GradeCam. About GradeCam GradeCam is a provider of easy and innovative assessment solutions that empower educators to minimize workloads and maximize learning. Whether it’s bridging the distance between in-class and online assignments, saving time scoring and transferring grades, or aggregatingRead More →

NaveenKumar Namachivayam, creator of QAInsights, spoke at LoadTestWorld 2022 February about load testing and log4j. This was NaveenKumar’s second time speaking at LoadTestWorld. Log4j is a very real issue and led to questions about what platforms are impacted and what people should be doing today. Watch the video to learn more about this important topic.Read More →

Load Testing - W3 Future

Rich Friedman, co-founder of RedLine13, talked at LoadTestWorld 2022 February about Load Testing – W3 future and also talked about trends today. His talk of the future covered Web3 and NFT, Gas and GWei, and much more. He also talked about new things he’s saying today, like some RedLine13 customers who do micro tests off peak hours on their production systems, where they run burst tests for 5 to 10 minutes and validate their performance. AndRead More →

Second LoadTestWorld

RedLine13 created LoadTestWorld as a resource for the entire load testing community, not just for RedLine13 users. We are happy to host the second LoadTestWorld. The first LoadTestWorld in October 2021 had great speakers and Q&A with real interesting exchange between the attendees and the speakers. Read about the first LoadTestWorld here. So we decided to do it again. This one is also free and virtual. LoadTestWorld 2022 February is the second LoadTestWorld and will beRead More →

You get a free, 14 day trial of RedLine13 with: Premium features Support for JMeter and other Open Source Tools Load test at scale with tests of any size Simple Web and API testing Integrate with Jenkins for Continuous Integration Analyze and diagnose issues in real time Automate performance tests in any environment Data-driven load tests for full test coverage Use plug-ins Download logs and raw output from load generators Clone a load test with oneRead More →

Riverside Insights provided this review. Riverside Insights is on a mission to enrich the lives of 1 billion people by 2030. Through industry leading research-backed assessment insights and analytics, Riverside serves educators, clinicians, state agencies and institutions worldwide as they seek to support learners in elevating their potential. In the 2021 back-to-school season, Riverside anticipated increasing demand for online assessments as schools sought to benchmark their students’ learning after the challenges of remote and hybrid learning.Read More →