apache-jmeter-redline13-load-testing

We have updated our Apache JMeter support to include 4.0.   When you start a JMeter Test you will now see the following versions available 2.13 3.1 3.3 4.0 JMeter 4.0 updates are detailed https://jmeter.apache.org/changes.html Running an Apache JMeter Test To run an Apache JMeter test read Running a JMeter Load TestRead More →

In support of running selenium webdriver tests at scale, we built a simple wrapper for webdriver. The wrapper is open source and easy to run on a single machine, while RedLine13 can run it on 1,000 machines. Initial support for performance metrics: Collecting real-time metrics by running via PhantomJS. We injected javascript into PhantomJS to listen to onResourceRequested and onResourceReceived.  We could also track errors and timeouts.  You can see here how we tracked and summarized thisRead More →

One of the most famous catchphrases to come out of the Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery tsunami sweeping DevOps is “Who broke the build?” We’ve even seen clever shops rigging Jenkins to a ping pong ball gun to fire at the developer who just checked in code that broke the build. Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment / Continuous Performance RedLine13 is so easy to use and so inexpensive. It is being used on an increasing frequency as partRead More →

When companies are growing fast, their main concern is not scaling. Until it’s an issue.  This is part of maturing devops (development operations). They need, or will need, load testing. Then the questions come up. This blog post should be seen as practical load testing advice, along with the right questions, for any company that is grappling with the need to load test. Load Testing 101 Load testing is based on user requirements. For example, loadRead More →

Easier Load Test Search It’s easy to search your existing RedLine13 tests with new advanced filters. You can already search for your tests by name. Now you can search by test type and set date ranges. You can also choose to see estimated test costs in your search results. This is available for all paid accounts.Read More →

Added Continuous Testing support for CURL and Codeship. This is in addition to existing support for Jenkins.  Continuous Integration (CI) helps automate your code delivery pipeline and enables your teams to collaborate.  Continuous deployment (CD) is the practice of automating the delivery of software to production after passing a series of tests. Which brings us to the need for Continuous Testing. You now have more options for CI/CD Continuous Testing support. We’ve always known that thisRead More →

We sometimes get questions such as “Can I run my Load Test from multiple locations?” The answer is “yes, easily”. It makes sense that testing from one location is not the real world. Therefore, you want to test from multiple locations to simulate the real environment that your site gets, whether that is across your region or across the world. Configure to Run Your Load Test from Multiple Locations So when you configure your test, you simply chooseRead More →