Speak the Lingo using Load Testing Terms

Load testing is a niche skill within the large trade of quality assurance. With any trade, being able to communicate effectively the nuances and concepts used is essential. In this brief post, we will go over several definitions that will allow you to speak the lingo using load testing terms. Below we have divided these into categories for better organization: General load testing terms Load generator server – Each load test is run on one orRead More →

RedLine13 Partners - AWS Advanced Technology Partner

Many companies are struggling with the need for comprehensive load testing, the cost of load testing and limited budgets. This post will tell you about something you may not have considered: Load Testing with AWS Spot vs On-Demand Instances. To begin with, RedLine13 understands the high cost of load testing. If you don’t know the RedLine13 story, that’s what led us to create RedLine13 for our own testing. There are many different types of load testingRead More →

Estimating AWS Costs for Load Tests

Estimating your AWS costs for load tests is an essential fact of life provided you have any sort of budget.  If you’ve run any number of load tests with us before, you may have come to appreciate the “Data & Server Cost” box on your load test summary metrics. The green box does a reasonable job of approximating your projected AWS spend for your test, with a few caveats we will discuss.Read More →