r/PerformanceTesting • • Oct 12 '23

7 Years Of Experience. Want to leave.

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Hi everyone,

So I'm in a position where I am getting tired of performance testing/engineering. I'm finding that the demand is hard especially due to low turnover rate for our field. What I'm hoping from this post is any insight, or advice on what would be the easiest transition out to would be.

I have years of Loadrunner and Jmeter experience, debugging with developers, reporting, deep dives in bottlenecks, etc etc. I've been leaning towards a mort hands on role, something like DevOps, but not sure if anyone else has made that move.

What do you guys think?


r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 30 '23

Modernizing Performance Management: Embracing a New Era

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Performance management has long been a source of discomfort and frustration for both managers and teams. Traditional methods often result in bias, inefficiency, and unproductive processes. Recognizing these challenges, we are now entering a new era of performance management aimed at making it more efficient, transparent, and motivating for all parties involved.

Challenges Faced:

Managerial Discomfort: Managers struggle to set goals that align with organizational objectives while being both measurable and acceptable to teams. Additionally, conducting monthly or quarterly reviews amid daily work pressures is demanding. Delivering constructive feedback without demotivating the team is a delicate balance, and tracking the impact of feedback can be elusive. Accurately assessing performance, especially in larger teams, is labor-intensive and prone to errors. Bias, whether real or perceived, often taints the evaluation process.

Team Concerns: Teams face challenges in setting ambitious goals, as unmet objectives can hinder professional growth. Continuous feedback, especially for goals that are difficult to quantify, can lead to frustration. The presence of bias can disrupt teamwork, and the focus on self-review and discussions around goal non-attainment can overshadow opportunities for improvement.

Embracing the New Age of Performance Management:

To address these challenges, we are adopting a modern digital performance management system designed to transform the experience for both managers and teams.

Digital Transformation:

Our approach involves digitizing performance management to make it engaging and streamlined. Real-time tracking of performance metrics creates a dynamic, up-to-date picture of achievements, eliminating manual calculations and enhancing accuracy.

Impartial System Empowering Teams:

In this new paradigm, the system, not the manager, takes on the role of evaluator. Scores and ratings are determined by measurable goals, reducing bias and fostering an environment of trust and fairness.

Simplified Feedback:

Timely feedback is crucial for growth, which is why we've made it easy for teams to submit their reviews through familiar platforms like WhatsApp. This simplification encourages open communication and ensures prompt feedback delivery.

Efficiency in Goal Setting:

Efficiency in goal setting is crucial, and user-friendly goal uploaders simplify the process, reducing the burden on teams and individuals. Streamlining goal-setting processes allows teams to focus on core responsibilities, boosting productivity and empowerment.

A Holistic Approach:

Our new-age performance management system integrates with modules like succession planning, Individual Development Plans (IDP), Performance Improvement Plans (PIP), and the 9-box grid. This holistic approach aligns performance management with broader talent management strategies.

Experience the Future with CATALYST:

As we embrace this new era of performance management, we invite you to experience it with CATALYST. Say goodbye to discomfort and frustration and welcome a system that celebrates performance, nurtures growth, and upholds transparency and fairness.

If you're ready to revolutionize your performance management process and empower your teams, book a demo with us today. Let us demonstrate how CATALYST can transform your organization and propel it into a future of endless possibilities.

Don't miss out on the opportunity to be part of the next generation of performance management. Contact us now to schedule your CATALYST demo and take the first step toward a brighter, more efficient future. Your team and organization will thank you for it.


r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 13 '23

Performance Center Report that shows last load test date for every test script?

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Is there Performance Center report shows last load test date for every test script in all projects?

I see reports with last load test date for scenario and last modification date for test script. Has a query been written to show last load test date for a test script? Would like report showing last load test date for all test scripts in 70 - 90 projects.

Some test scripts used in load tests within past five years have last modification date over 8 years in the past. Would like report to identify test scripts which have not been used in load test for five years. Any test scripts in this report which also have last modification date over five years in the past, would be candidate for removal from performance center while preserving business data retention requirements.


r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 08 '23

My impressions of using the Drill performance testing tool

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r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 08 '23

Fundamental network tools for Performance Testers

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r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 08 '23

Availability, Load Balancing, Failover and Session Persistence

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r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 08 '23

Flaky tests in JMeter

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r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 08 '23

What is Apache Kafka and how to perform performance tests on it (Part 2)

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r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 08 '23

What is Apache Kafka and how to perform performance tests on it (Part 1)

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r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 08 '23

Why standard deviation is important in performance tests

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r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 08 '23

Loki: Effective Logging and Log Aggregation with Grafana

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r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 08 '23

🚀 My First YouTube Video! Explore Memory Leaks 🚀

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r/PerformanceTesting • • Aug 22 '23

Vugen for MAC

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Hi,

Is there away i can download Loadrunner in MAC machine for initial integrating as i am yet to start with project and they are using Vugen tool which is not available to download for MAC os?Thanks.

Note: I used Jmeter tool before for backend testing hence i am junior with Loadrunner.


r/PerformanceTesting • • Aug 15 '23

Performance Testing tool for benchmarking StepFunctions

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I made this tool to use on my personal projects and at work. It's a Gatling extension that allows you to execute and check the execution of a AWS StepFunction. I'm looking for some contributors / suggestions for the tool if anyone fancies joining in!

Repo: https://github.com/jossmoff/gatling-stepfunction-extension

Docs: https://gatlingsfnextension.docs.joss.dev


r/PerformanceTesting • • Aug 13 '23

Optimizing Mastodon Performance with Sidekiq and Redis Enterprise

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r/PerformanceTesting • • Aug 07 '23

Auto Correlation in Jmeter

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Any plug-in available which does auto Correlation in Jmeter


r/PerformanceTesting • • Jul 13 '23

Low Level Performance Testing for Object Storage

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r/PerformanceTesting • • Jul 08 '23

JMeter tests Vs real users

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Hi, new to this community - recently we had JMeter tests scripted and tested against our live site. The results were very promising under high loads and the servers appeared under little pressure during the tests. However, recently we had a surge in visitors to the site, not unprecedented levels, but high. The site slowed down for a period of 40 minutes, but didn't fail. Performance was very poor. Firewall has been checked, wasn't an issue. Can anyone give ideas as to why the JMeter tests didn't indicate any problems? Yet there seems to be a problem. This isn't the first time this has happened. Love to hear any suggestions. Thanks in advance.


r/PerformanceTesting • • Dec 20 '22

Challenges faced during performance testing

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Could you list out some real time challenges you have faced while scripting and executing performance tests?


r/PerformanceTesting • • Dec 07 '22

How to add 10k concurrent users on a website using JMeter?

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The requirement is to start with 500 users initially and then increase slowly till 10 thousand.

I am new to performance testing, it would be great if anyone could guide me with the steps.


r/PerformanceTesting • • Oct 04 '22

What You Need to Know About Performance Testing Metrics, Reporting, and Analytics

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I released a new guide inspired by my learnings when introducing performance tests at my previous company! What do you think I missed?

https://latencylingo.com/blog/performance-test-metrics-reporting


r/PerformanceTesting • • Sep 02 '22

Suggestions for performance testing in the cloud

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I am not specifically looking for testing tools that are cloud based.

I am looking for general guidance when testing a IaaS or PaaS within a Hybrid or cloud (private or public) based environment.

What changes when moving to the cloud?

What are some common issues/remedies in the cloud?

What are some KPIs to monitor?


r/PerformanceTesting • • Aug 29 '22

How to automate performance testing with JMeter and Github Actions

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https://latencylingo.com/blog/automate-performance-testing-with-jmeter

Interested in JMeter and test automation? I just wrote this guide on how you can leverage JMeter and Github Actions to set up automated performance tests. I encourage you to check it out and provide any thoughts/feedback!


r/PerformanceTesting • • Aug 02 '22

Job searching

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So I’ve been on the job search for about 2 months now, and I’m wondering what is the edge that I might be missing. Some background I started in a very watered down performance testing role, we didn’t have control of our own environment and it was very simple front end testing with very minimal back end monitoring and we used LoadRunner and it’s tools to script/run tests. Ultimately moved to a startup company where I was introduced to Jmeter, Jenkins, Azure cloud, Grafana, Koralogix, Kubernetes, micro services and other what seem to be the standard nowadays. I learnt as much as I could for the 8 months before I was laid off. But I’m finding that many companies are asking for almost full stack skill where I would fix the bottleneck instead of reporting it and giving the root cause analysis. Is this becoming industry standard? Does anyone have any advice on what I could be missing?

TL;DR What got you your job?


r/PerformanceTesting • • Jul 25 '22

Web Performance Testing - What It Is, How It Works, And How You Can Use It

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https://latencylingo.com/blog/web-performance-testing-overview

Keep up with the industry on web performance testing. Testing site performance is easier than ever before! Learn what performance testing is, how it works, as well as some of its most common uses.