Cloud load testing a Gatling.IO test plan on RedLine13 via Maven. Information Maven version 3.0.5, Java version 1.8.0_91 Gatling Version is controlled by your Maven definition. Each agent will have its own repository, it is shared for all tests run on a single agent. First test on an agent will have to pull in all of your dependencies, including gatling version. Second test will startup faster, but running through maven is slower than just using a single simulation SelectingRead More →

What’s New With RedLine13? As we continue to improve upon RedLine13, the best “almost” free load testing solution on the market, we look towards the future of the testing industry and what it brings. With the launch of Apache JMeter 3.0 and the beta release of our new service Ping, it has certainly been a busy month for us here at RedLine13 and we know that you’ll absolutely love the new features that we’ve added. In this past monthRead More →

  Apache JMeter offers testers a multitude of different features that we can use to create and run JMeter tests. One of these features is the ability to record JMeter scripts with a mobile device by connecting the device to a proxy that you setup inside JMeter. Once we set up this proxy, we can then connect our mobile device to it in an effort to test various iOS and Android mobile applications. We have previouslyRead More →

JMeter 3.0 is a major update from the community and one that is years in the making. For any open source project to pull off a release of this size is no easy accomplishment. Contributions from 26 individuals are mentioned and we are sure many good discussions in the forum drove ideas and collaboration. With this release, JMeter continues to solidify itself as the leader in performance testing; a workhorse that has been providing value for moreRead More →

SOASTA is a leading name within the testing industry, offering a great range of testing solutions. Not only do they have load testing solutions, they also offer real user monitoring services, continuous mobile app testing, expert support, and much more. SOASTA offers feature-rich tools and solutions that are ideal for large businesses, however the biggest downside with SOASTA is cost: their plans are expensive. So what if there was a way that you could access what SOASTARead More →

What’s New With RedLine13? Things are moving fast with RedLine13 as we continually strive to offer our users an affordable, practical, and useful load testing platform which we are constantly improving upon. In this past month we have: Updated our Selenium-IDE Firefox Plugin Communicated with some of our power users to begin developing a series of case studies examining how companies incorporate and draw value from load testing.  Let us know your story! Examined how cloud load testingRead More →

The Selenium+JMeter plugin was built for QA teams to support functional and performance testing from the same test plan. Our plugin captures Selenium test playback which can then be downloaded as a standard JMeter .jmx file. This can be uploaded back into JMeter or run via a cloud test using RedLine13 or other cloud load testing providers. To help you get started, we will take a brief look at how to setup and use our FirefoxRead More →

As we have previously examined, the cloud has opened up many new doors within the world of performance testing. We are now seeing a new use case for cloud performance testing emerge, not simply a means to validate scale, but as a service to validate deployment options based on size, scale, and cost: load testing for capacity planning. This trend is a sign that the power of pricing/performance has shifted from operations teams to development andRead More →

For many first-time testers or even experienced QA managers, load testing can be a daunting task. But it certainly doesn’t have to be, especially when there’s a passionate and active community of testers out there providing others with a host of resources. Jason Lotito, the DevOps lead architect for MeetMe, gave a few presentations awhile back on cloud load testing. He even goes over a few sample tests and shows you how it’s done. We wanted to passRead More →

What’s New With RedLine13? We’ve been very busy since the last time we’ve reached out to our subscribers. In the time that has passed we have: Added new test tracking features Updated region support for Amazon Web Services Added the ability to create tests based on Apache & NGINX WebServer log files Grown to over 2,000 active users  Have a combined total of over 27,000 tests ran with RedLine13. Brought on new staff members RedLine13 By TheRead More →