Software Testing: Principles and Practices

Chapter 7

Performance Testing

In this chapter—

• Introduction

• Factors governing performance testing

• Methodology for performance testing

• Tools for performance testing

• Process for performance testing

• Challenges

7.1 INTRODUCTION

In this Internet era, when more and more of business is transacted online, there is a big and understandable expectation that all applications run as fast as possible. When applications run fast, a system can fulfill the business requirements quickly and put it in a position to expand its business and handle future needs as well. A system or a product that is not able to service business transactions due to its slow performance is a big loss for the product organization, its customers, and its customers’ customers. For ...