#22DELIVERYSTAGEElite
Load Tests
Performance and capacity testing
Hard
Overview
Test application performance under load. Catch performance regressions and capacity issues.
Why It Matters
Know your limits before users find them. Catch performance regressions.
The Risk
Without load testing, you don't know your capacity limits. Traffic spikes cause outages. Performance regressions reach production. You scale blindly without data.
Implementation Components
A complete implementation of this capability includes:
- Realistic load test scenarios mimicking user behavior
- Tests run against staging environment
- Performance baseline metrics (latency, throughput, error rate)
- Automated test runs on every release
- Results tracked over time to detect regressions
- Alerts when performance degrades beyond acceptable thresholds
Implementation Pattern
- 1Define load test scenarios
- 2Set performance targets
- 3Run tests in staging
- 4Track trends over time
Tool Examples
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