RedLine13 on Clubhouse

Thanks to NaveenKumar for having RedLine13 co-founder Rich Friedman speak on his Performance Engineers Clubhouse on July 24. NaveenKumar started the Clubhouse group a few weeks ago and already has over 200 followers. If you’re new to Clubhouse, Clubhouse is a social media app for iOS and Android where users can communicate in voice chat rooms. The audio-only app hosts live discussions, with opportunities to participate through speaking and listening. And it’s no longer invite-only. TheRead More →

StackShare Votes for RedLine13

It’s great to see more StackShare votes for RedLine13! StackShare is a community-driven SaaS platform that lets you see all the best software tools and who’s using them. Their mission is to make developers more productive by helping them learn about technology through the people and companies they trust. Voters can also specify pros and cons. The most popular pro is “Easy to scale JMeter in the cloud cheaply”. You can read about the others. It’sRead More →

New Summary Metrics and Graph Updates

In a recent update we have added a few new calculated metrics to the summary section of load test results. These include a simple average of requests per second, errors per second, and data set per unit time. This request came from one of our users. We hope you will find it useful that we have calculated these data points in advance, as they are commonly used in final reports. Here is a preview of howRead More →

RedLine13 Partner ThinkLogic

Chris Baeckstrom of RedLine13 has a conversation with RedLine13 Partner ThinkLogic CEO Chris Adams. To hear the full conversation with the Chris’s, click here. ThinkLogic has done custom software development for 20 years but has found over the last few years that they’ve been tasked with building some high volume applications, some capable of supporting up to a million simultaneous users. The first challenge has been how they validate the stability of the application and theRead More →

How to Write a Test Plan for Load Testing – With an Example

Before you start load testing, you probably have goals for what you want to accomplish with your load tests.  Obviously that is crucial. But it’s usually extremely important to have more than just the goals.  That’s where the Performance Test Plan for Load Testing comes in.Read More →

JMeter tutorials load testing

Apache JMeter has become the industry standard for load testing. This post provides links for lots of helpful JMeter tutorials. Getting Started with JMeter Running a JMeter Load Test Most Popular JMeter Tutorials JMeter Extract and Re-use as Variable – with More Extractors Guide to JMeter Thread Groups File Upload with JMeter and more Not as Well-Known, but Well-Liked JMeter Database Testing Configure JMeter Thread Counts Per Test and more JMeter Plugins JMeter Video Streaming PluginRead More →

Deciding how many load agents you need

You have written your test plan and are ready to run your cloud-based load test with RedLine13, leveraging AWS resources to easily scale your load profile.  However, before you can launch your test, you’ll need to decide on how many EC2 load testing servers you will need.  In this brief guide, we will discuss the concepts and simple calculations to help you determine that number.Read More →

The goal of the Advanced JMeter Training class is for the students to learn the advanced features of Apache JMeter and improve their productivity in using JMeter in real projects. Course Details Instructor led Interactive – practice sessions every day Virtual 5 days Up to 3 hours per day Advanced JMeter Training Course outline: JMeter Plugins File uploading with JMeter Simulating Throughput API Testing with JMeter Optimizing JMeter performance Resource monitoring Mobile testing Testing applications withRead More →

How to Automatically Install JMeter Plugins

As part of a recent update, tests that you run on RedLine13 now have the ability to automatically detect and install JMeter plugins that are referenced by your test plan.  With a few simple one-time setup steps, automatic plugin installation can be accomplished from your JMeter tests with a single-click.Read More →

load testing shift left

As the combination of cloud and CI technology enables the “shift left” of DevOps, load testing is joining the crowd. Traditionally, load testing was used as a check before large releases of software or changes in infrastructure or an expected spike in usage to assure applications were performant. Solutions like Load Runner, Blazemeter and Apica were perfect for this use case. With the focus on automating the delivery of software in small, incremental steps with continuousRead More →