Companies are completing their testing solutions and facilitating load testing in cloud-based applications. You need to set up a comprehensive testing infrastructure to run the tests under different load levels.
The cloud marketplace has now evolved to a point where companies are completing their testing solutions and facilitating load testing in cloud-based applications. When performing cloud load testing services, you need not setup any comprehensive testing infrastructure in order to run the tests under different load levels and achieve your desired results.
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Cloud VMs (such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, etc.) are available to execute load tests in a distributed environment. However, cloud-based load testing tools are now preferred for their ready-to-launch solutions and ease of test management.
Our team recommends considering the following when choosing a cloud testing platform:
The Load Testing Tools It Supports
Explore the load testing tools supported by the cloud platform.
How Adjustable Are the Load Test Settings
The cloud platform should have the necessary settings to configure the user load or test settings.
Testing on Internal Applications and Private Cloud
Verify that the tool allows you to run the tests on a private cloud and on internal applications.
How Extensive Are the Load Generators
Different tools use different cloud VMs to support load tests. Make sure to evaluate the VMs used by the tools and their configuration.
Ability To Monitor Load Generators
The health stats of load generators should be available in the system to identify their resources utilized during the load tests.
Support for Third-Party Tools
You should be able to integrate your tests with third party tools like monitoring tools and communication platforms.
Load testing using cloud provides realistic performance results, but does present a few challenges. A few of these include cumbersome troubleshooting, different cloud components adding different results in tests, data security, and test result metrics being impacted due to run-time issues with load generators.
Let's discuss the best practices that will enable you to overcome these challenges.
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