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Avoid the Crash: Proven Strategies for Load Testing Azure Web Apps

Azure Web Apps are like the best pizza delivery in town – fast, consistent, and always there when you need them. But like any good pizzeria, they need to be load tested to handle the maximum user load, especially during peak times like the big Saturday night rush.

What's new in k6 browser? (k6 Office Hours #98)

k6 browser adds browser-level APIs to automate browser actions and collect web performance metrics as part of your k6 test. It's an experimental module, and there is a good reason why! In this k6 Office Hours, Developer Advocates Marie Cruz and Nicole van der Hoeven are joined by Software Engineers Ankur Agarwal and Daniel Jimenez to discuss the breaking changes that are about to come to k6 browser! You wouldn't want to miss this.

Load Testing vs. Performance Testing vs. Stress Testing

Just conducting one type of testing is generally not enough. For example, let’s say you decide to perform unit testing only. However, unit tests only verify business logic. Many other types of tests exist to verify the integration between components, such as integration tests. But what if you want to measure the maximum performance of your application? Or what if you want to know how the application behaves under extreme stress?

Testing for an Internet of Things (k6 Office Hours #97)

What do you do when you operate a platform needing to accommodate millions of IoT devices? This is precisely the scenario encountered by Daniel Mangum, Lead Cloud Engineer for IoT platform provider Golioth, when he created the newly open-sourced xk6-coap extension. In this k6 Office Hours, Developer Advocates Nicole van der Hoeven and Paul Balogh are joined by Daniel to discuss the nuances of working with varied sensors and devices using the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP).

Output your k6 metrics to AWS Timestream (k6 Office Hours #96)

What are the different ways to output k6 metrics? In this k6 Office Hours, Developer Advocates Marie Cruz and Paul Balogh are joined by Leon York, a Senior Consultant at InfinityWorks, part of Accenture, to discuss how the xk6-output-timestream extension works, his experiences creating a k6 extension, and more!

How to Load Test Your PHP Website

Hey there! Ever had a website crash on you during a big sale? Or noticed your site becoming tortoise-slow when traffic picks up? That’s precisely why we need to talk about load testing, especially for PHP websites. This article is perfect for business owners, software engineers, product owners, and DevOps. Don’t worry; I’ll break it down in a way everyone can understand.

Unleash Your Website's Speed: The Ultimate Guide to Page Speed Test Creation You Can't Miss!

LoadFocus is here with its new Page Speed Test creation feature. You can kick back, select from various cloud locations and devices, schedule tests and voila, sit back and watch the magic happen. So, without further ado, let’s dive right in!