The purpose of the SyncTimer is to block threads until X number of threads have been blocked, and then they are all released at once. A SyncTimer can thus create large instant loads at various points of the test plan. Here’s how you can use JMeter SyncTimer for Load Testing. An Example – A Registration System Let’s say you’re load testing against a Racing Registration system. You have a JMeter script that pulls user information fromRead More →

Increasing the transaction levels and user levels can require you to tune your load tests. That may take some detective work. Here’s a real example. The Problem. A RedLine13 customer had an API test that ran for 12 minutes and generated around 500 transactions a second when run locally on their PC. Taking the same test running on Redline with 4 separate machines they expected to generate 2000 transactions but they were generating around 1040 transactions.Read More →

When companies are growing fast, their main concern is not scaling. Until it’s an issue.  This is part of maturing devops (development operations). They need, or will need, load testing. Then the questions come up. This blog post should be seen as practical load testing advice, along with the right questions, for any company that is grappling with the need to load test. Load Testing 101 Load testing is based on user requirements. For example, loadRead More →

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Introduction We recently had the opportunity to speak with the developers at Technocrat about integrating load testing into their workflow. Their specific challenge was writing JMeter tests and scaling them in the cloud. Our conversation with their team provided us with greater insight into how companies like Technocrat use and draw value from load testing, and we wanted to pass those insights onto the testing community. Technocrat: Australia’s Most Experienced Drupal Team Operating out of Australia,Read More →

iCIMS Case Study Introduction Here at RedLine13 we always look forward to hearing from our clients about how they specifically use our services. This not only provides other users with insights into how people incorporate and use RedLine13 into their workflow, but it also allows us to improve upon what we do as a company. In an effort to accomplish these goals, we have spoken with some of our clients that regularly use our service. We touchedRead More →