Performance testing and modeling for new analytic applications

Abstract

Traditional load testing (optimized for the waterfall software development process) was mostly focused on pre-production realistic tests. Drastic changes in the industry in recent years - agile development and cloud computing probably the most - opened new opportunities for performance testing. Instead of the single way of doing performance testing, we now have a full spectrum of different tests which can be done at different moments - so deciding what and when to test has become a very non-trivial task heavily depending on the context.