
API Performance Testing for Success
As the rate of delivery for applications and services continues to rise, performance testing often takes a backseat in the race to delivering apps on-time. This 2022 holiday season is expected to be bigger than ever, with holiday shopping growing 15.5% to $236 billion. During this make-or-break time of year, companies can’t afford for their …

API Performance Testing with LoadUI Pro: The Why, the How, and the Measures of Success
This post is the first in a series on API performance testing, and covers why performance testing is critical to API and company success Speed. Performance. Reliability. These are the characteristics we strive for when developing a truly powerful application. These are also the characteristics our customers use to judge that application. But in today’s …

Checklist of Load Testing Best Practices
Most load tests look at high-level metrics. If there are issues, developers have to look deeper into the server logs to identify the bottlenecks. This is usually a problem: These server logs don’t necessarily include network metrics, such as a slow DNS server or third-party API. And they aren’t particularly useful without knowing what’s considered …

Checklist of Load Testing Metrics
Most people know they need to set goals to improve some part of their life. It helps you avoid wasting energy and make measurable progress. While this is common knowledge, most of us still don’t take the time to set goals or measure their progress toward them over time. The result is missed opportunities. Same …